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CA AB2588
Bill
Status
Passed
9/28/2022
Primary Sponsor
Brian Maienschein
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AI Summary
- Expands Penal Code Section 146e to make it a crime to publish, disseminate, or disclose the residence address or telephone number of the immediate family of peace officers, police dispatchers, city police/county sheriff employees, or public safety officials
- Defines "immediate family" to include spouses, parents, children, relatives within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity, or persons who regularly reside or resided in the household within the prior six months
- Makes violations a misdemeanor, and upgrades to a felony if the violation results in bodily injury to the peace officer, dispatcher, employee, public safety official, or their immediate family members
- Applies the existing requirement that the person act maliciously and with intent to obstruct justice or threaten bodily harm in retaliation for the due administration of laws
- Exempts the state from reimbursing local agencies for costs under Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the act changes penalties and definitions of crimes
Legislative Description
Crimes: obstruction of justice.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 697, Statutes of 2022.
9/28/2022
Committee Referrals
Appropriations6/14/2022
Public Safety5/25/2022
Rules5/12/2022
Appropriations4/20/2022
Public Safety3/10/2022
Full Bill Text
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