BILL NUMBER: AB 2827	CHAPTERED  07/10/08

	CHAPTER  105
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 10, 2008
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 10, 2008
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 26, 2008
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 8, 2008
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 3, 2008

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Sharon Runner

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2008

   An act to add Section 487i to the Penal Code, relating to property
crimes.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2827, Sharon Runner. Property crimes: public housing authority:
fraud.
   Existing law categorizes the crime of theft into 2 degrees: petty
theft and grand theft. Under existing law, grand theft is committed
when the money, labor, or real or personal property taken is of a
value exceeding $400.
   This bill would specify that anyone who defrauds a housing program
of a public housing authority of more than $400 is guilty of grand
theft. By creating 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.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 487i is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   487i.  Any person who defrauds a housing program of a public
housing authority of more than four hundred dollars ($400) is guilty
of grand theft.
  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.