Bill Text: CA AB672 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 672 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Utility services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2018-01-04 - From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a). [AB672 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB672-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 672

Introduced by Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer

February 15, 2017

An act to amend Section 1882.2 of the Civil Code, relating to utility services.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 672, as introduced, Jones-Sawyer. Utility services.

Existing law authorizes an electrical, gas, or water corporation, or any electrical, gas, or water system operated by a public agency, to bring a civil action for damages against any person who commits, authorizes, solicits, aids, abets, or attempts, among other things, the diversion of utility services by any means whatsoever. Existing law authorizes the utility to recover as damages 3 times the amount of actual damages, plus the cost of the suit and reasonable attorney’s fees, in any civil action brought pursuant to these provisions.

This bill, instead, would authorize the prevailing party to recover actual damages, plus the costs of the suit and reasonable attorney’s fees.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 1882.2 of the Civil Code is amended to read:

1882.2.

In any civil action brought pursuant to Section 1882.1, the ~~utility~~ prevailing party may recover ~~as damages three times the amount of~~ actual damages, if any, plus the ~~cost~~ costs of the suit and reasonable attorney’s fees.