BILL NUMBER: SB 1088 VETOED DATE: 09/30/2016 To the Members of the California State Senate: I am returning Senate Bill 1088 without my signature. This bill states that a criminal complaint may be filed within one year after an individual is identified by law enforcement as a suspect in the concealment of an accidental death. Such identification could take place years or even decades later. I believe that the statute of limitations for most crimes, especially misdemeanors, should have a defined limit. Allowing the statute to commence when a suspect has been identified, with no other parameters, serves to undermine the very purpose of a limitations period. Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr.