BILL NUMBER: SB 157	CHAPTERED  09/16/99

	CHAPTER   427
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 16, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 16, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   SEPTEMBER 3, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   JULY 1, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Johnston

                        JANUARY 7, 1999

   An act to amend Section 13848.7 of the Penal Code, relating to
theft.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 157, Johnston.  High Technology Theft Apprehension and
Prosecution Program:  effective date.
   Existing law establishes the High Technology Theft Apprehension
and Prosecution Program, which generally provides funds for programs
that enhance the capacity of local law enforcement and prosecutors to
deter, investigate, and prosecute high technology related crimes.
Existing law also provides that the program is effective until
January 1, 2000.
   This bill would extend the effective date of the program to
January 1, 2003, and provide that as of that date the program is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
January 1, 2003, deletes or extends that date.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 13848.7 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   13848.7.  This chapter shall remain in effect only until January
1, 2003, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1,  2003, deletes or extends
that date.