BILL NUMBER: AB 928	CHAPTERED  09/17/03

	CHAPTER  391
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 17, 2003
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 16, 2003
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 28, 2003
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 25, 2003
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 15, 2003
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 27, 2003
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 3, 2003
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 28, 2003

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Pacheco

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2003

   An act to  amend Section 499b of the Penal Code, relating to
vessels.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 928, Pacheco.  Theft:  vessels.
   Existing law provides that any person who shall, without the
permission of the owner thereof, take any bicycle or motorboat or
vessel, for the purpose of temporarily using or operating the same,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $400, or by imprisonment
not exceeding 3 months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
   This bill would provide that any person who, without the
permission of the owner thereof, takes any motorboat or vessel, for
the purpose of temporarily using or operating the same, is guilty of
a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by
imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that
fine and imprisonment.
   By increasing the term of imprisonment in a county jail for an
existing 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 499b of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   499b.  (a) Any person who shall, without the permission of the
owner thereof, take any bicycle for the purpose of temporarily using
or operating the same, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be
punishable by a fine not exceeding four hundred dollars ($400), or by
imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding three months, or by both
that fine and imprisonment.
   (b) Any person who shall, without the permission of the owner
thereof, take any vessel for the purpose of temporarily using or
operating the same, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be
punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or
by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both
that fine and imprisonment.
  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.