California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2473

Introduced by Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer

February 19, 2016

An act to amend Section 701 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2473, as introduced, Jones-Sawyer. Information of threatened offense.

Existing law authorizes an information to be laid before a magistrate, as specified, that a person has threatened to commit an offense against the person or property of another.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

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

SECTION 1.  

Section 701 of the Penal Code is amended to
read:

701.  

begin delete An information end delete begin insert Information end insert begin insert that a person has threatened
to commit an offense against the person or property of another end insert
may be begin delete laid end delete begin insert brought end insert before any of the magistrates mentioned in
Section begin delete 808, that a person has threatened to commit an offense
against the person or property of another. end delete begin insert 808. end insert