Bill Text: CA SB1381 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Crime.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Enrolled) 2024-07-03 - From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 2). [SB1381 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB1381-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
July 01, 2024 |
Amended
IN
Senate
March 20, 2024 |
Introduced by (Coauthor: Senator Gonzalez) |
February 16, 2024 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law, until January 1, 2026, requires the Department of the California Highway Patrol to coordinate with the Department of Justice to convene a regional property crimes task force to identify geographic areas experiencing increased levels of property crimes, including, among other property crimes, organized retail theft and vehicle burglary, and assist local law enforcement with resources, such as personnel and equipment.
This bill would include the sale of stolen goods as a property crime to be considered in the identification of geographic areas experiencing increased levels of property crimes.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature and the people find and declare all of the following:SEC. 2.
Section 7599.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:7599.2.
Distribution of Moneys from the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund.SEC. 3.
Section 11352 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:11352.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, every person who transports, imports into this state, sells, furnishes, administers, or gives away, or offers to transport, import into this state, sell, furnish, administer, or give away, or attempts to import into this state or transport (1) any controlled substance specified in subdivision (b), (c), or (e), or paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 11054, specified in paragraph (14), (15), or (20) of subdivision (d) of Section 11054, or specified in subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 11055, or specified in subdivision (h) of Section 11056, or (2) any controlled substance classified in Schedule III, IV, or V which is a narcotic drug, unless upon the written prescription of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or veterinarian licensed to practice in this state, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for three, four, or five years.(b)
(c)
(d)
SEC. 4.
Section 11369 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:11369.
(a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as Alexandra’s Law.SEC. 5.
Section 487 of the Penal Code is amended to read:487.
Grand theft is theft committed in any of the following cases:(e)If the value of the money, labor, real property, or personal property taken exceeds nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) over the course of distinct but related acts, the value of the money, labor, real property, or personal property taken may properly be aggregated to charge a count of grand theft, if the acts are motivated by one intention, one general impulse, and one plan.
SEC. 6.
Section 490.3 is added to the Penal Code, to read:490.3.
Notwithstanding any other law, in any case involving one or more acts of theft or shoplifting, including, but not limited to, violations of Sections 459.5, 484, 488, and 490.2, when the acts occurred within three years of each other, the value of the money, labor, real property, or personal property taken or merchandise stolen may be aggregated in a single count or charge, with the sum of the value of all money, labor, property, or merchandise being the value considered in determining the degree of theft. Aggregation may only be applied to theft or shoplifting offenses for which a conviction has not occurred.SEC. 7.
Section 666.1 is added to the Penal Code, to read:666.1.
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a person is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 if they meet all of the following:SEC. 8.
If any provision of this act, or any part of any provision, or the application of any provision or part to any person or circumstance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions and applications of provisions shall not be affected, but shall remain in full force and effect, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.SEC. 9.
(a) In the event that this act and another initiative measure or measures relating to the same subject, including by making any changes to laws enacted or amended by Proposition 47, appear on the same statewide ballot, all of the provisions of the other measure or measures shall be deemed to be in conflict with this measure. In the event this measure receives a greater number of affirmative votes than a measure deemed to be in conflict with it, the provisions of this measure shall prevail in their entirety, and the provisions of the other measure or measures shall be null and void.SEC. 10.
(a) Sections 2, 5, 6, and 7 of this act amend the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, Proposition 47, an initiative statute enacted by the voters at the November 8, 2014, statewide general election, and shall become effective only when submitted to and approved by the voters at a statewide election.SEC. 11.
This act calls an election within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall, in coordination with the Department of Justice, convene a regional property crimes task force to assist local law enforcement in counties identified by the Department of the California Highway Patrol as having elevated levels of property crime, including, but not limited to, organized retail theft, sale of stolen goods, vehicle burglary, and theft of vehicle parts and accessories. The task force shall provide local law enforcement in the identified region with logistical support and other law enforcement resources, including, but not limited to, personnel and equipment, as determined to be appropriate by the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol in consultation with task force
members.