Bill Text: CA AB524 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Assembly Bill 524 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Immigrants: extortion.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-10-05 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 572, Statutes of 2013. [AB524 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB524-Chaptered.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 524	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  572
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 5, 2013
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 5, 2013
	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 29, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 24, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 1, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Mullin
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Alejo, Ting, and Wieckowski)
   (Coauthors: Senators Padilla and Yee)

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2013

   An act to amend Section 519 of the Penal Code, relating to
immigrants.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 524, Mullin. Immigrants: extortion.
   Existing law defines extortion as the obtaining of property from
another, with consent, or the obtaining of an official act of a
public officer, induced by a wrongful use of force or fear, or under
color of official right. Existing law further provides that fear
sufficient to constitute extortion may be induced by certain threats,
including a threat to accuse the threatened individual, or his or
her relative or family, of a crime.
   This bill would provide that a threat to report the immigration
status or suspected immigration status of the threatened individual,
or his or her relative or a member of his or her family, may also
induce fear sufficient to constitute extortion. The bill would also
specify that its provisions are intended to clarify existing law. By
broadening the acts that constitute a crime, this bill would impose a
state-mandated local program.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 519 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   519.  Fear, such as will constitute extortion, may be induced by a
threat, either:
   1. To do an unlawful injury to the person or property of the
individual threatened or of a third person; or,
   2. To accuse the individual threatened, or a relative of his or
her, or member of his or her family, of a crime; or,
   3. To expose, or to impute to him, her, or them a deformity,
disgrace, or crime; or,
   4. To expose a secret affecting him, her, or them; or,
   5. To report his, her, or their immigration status or suspected
immigration status.
  SEC. 2.  The Legislature finds and declares that the amendments to
Section 519 of the Penal Code made by this act are intended to
clarify existing law.
  SEC. 3.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.