CA SB1330

Creates new criminal offense for maliciously informing any other person that a terror incident will occur at any school, school-sponsored event, or place of worship, knowing the information is false

Defines "terror incident" as violent criminal incidents commonly understood to result in mass casualties, including mass shootings, mass stabbings, explosions, poisonous gas/substance releases, or vehicle attacks

Defines "informs any other person" to include direct communication or communication via telephone, text messaging, fax, recorded messages, or posts to social media, websites, bulletin boards, chatrooms, or similar forums

Violators are punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170

Specifies that no state reimbursement is required because costs are incurred only through creating a new crime or changing penalties for existing crimes