BILL NUMBER: SB 1399	CHAPTERED  09/09/02

	CHAPTER  410
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 9, 2002
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 6, 2002
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 19, 2002
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 15, 2002
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 19, 2002
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 18, 2002

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Romero
   (Coauthor:  Senator Ortiz)
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Alquist, Diaz, Strickland, and
Strom-Martin)

                        FEBRUARY 13, 2002

   An act to add Section 270.6 to the Penal Code, relating to spousal
support.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1399, Romero.  Spousal support.
   Existing law provides that in a judgment of dissolution of
marriage the court may order a party to pay for the support of the
other party an amount, for a period of time, that the court
determines is just and reasonable.
   This bill would provide that a person who has notice of a
temporary or permanent order awarding spousal support who  leaves the
state with the intent to willfully  omit, without lawful excuse, to
furnish the spousal support is punishable by imprisonment in a county
jail for a period not exceeding one year, a fine not exceeding
$2,000, or by both that imprisonment and fine.  By creating a new
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 270.6 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   270.6.  If a court of competent jurisdiction has made a temporary
or permanent order awarding spousal support that a person must pay,
the person has notice of that order, and he or she then  leaves the
state with the intent to willfully omit, without lawful excuse, to
furnish the spousal support, he or she is punishable by imprisonment
in a county jail for a period not exceeding one year, a fine not
exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000), or both that imprisonment
and fine.
  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.