Bill Text: CA AB780 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 780 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Crimes: larceny.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2024-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB780 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB780-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 780

Introduced by Assembly Member Alanis

February 13, 2023

An act to amend Section 484j of the Penal Code, relating to crimes.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 780, as introduced, Alanis. Crimes: larceny.

Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person to publish personal account information, as specified, with the intent to avoid payment of a lawful charge, or with intent to defraud or aid another in defrauding, on specified means of communication, including by writing, telephone, television, or a computer network.

This bill would expand that crime to include publication on a social media platform or a public or semipublic internet-based service or application. By expanding the scope of a crime, the 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.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 484j of the Penal Code is amended to read:

484j.

Any person who publishes the number or code of an existing, canceled, revoked, expired or nonexistent access card, personal identification number, computer password, access code, debit card number, bank account number, or the numbering or coding which is employed in the issuance of access cards, with the intent that it be used or with knowledge or reason to believe that it will be used to avoid the payment of any lawful charge, or with intent to defraud or aid another in defrauding, is guilty of a misdemeanor. As used in this section, “publishes” means the communication of information to any one or more persons, either orally, in person or by telephone, radio or television, or on a computer network or computer bulletin board, social media platform, public or semipublic internet-based service or application, or in a writing of any kind, including without limitation a letter or memorandum, circular or handbill, newspaper or magazine article, or book.

SEC. 2.

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.