Bill Text: CA AB2171 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Criminal procedure

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-16 - From printer. May be heard in committee March 18. [AB2171 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB2171-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2171

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Introduced by Assembly Member Bryan

February 15, 2022

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An act to amend Section 833 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2171, as introduced, Bryan. Criminal procedure

Existing law authorizes a peace officer, under specified circumstances, to search a detained person for weapons, and to take possession of any weapon that is found for the duration of the detention.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

Digest Key

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

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 Section 833 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

833.

 A peace officer may search for dangerous weapons any person whom he the officer has legal cause to arrest, whenever he has upon reasonable cause to believe that the person possesses a dangerous weapon. If the officer finds a dangerous weapon, he the officer may take and keep it until the completion of the questioning, when he and shall either return it or arrest the person. The arrest may be for the illegal possession of the weapon.