BILL NUMBER: SB 1495	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Battin

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2006

   An act to add Section 273i of the Penal Code, relating to child
abuse.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1495, as introduced, Battin  Child abuse: financial crimes.
   Existing law makes it a crime to use the personal identifying
information of another person for unlawful purposes, without the
consent of the victim.
   This bill would make it a crime for a parent or guardian of a
minor child to use the minor child's personal identifying information
for unlawful purposes.
   Because this bill would create a new crime, it 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.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 273i is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   273i.  (a) Any parent or guardian of a minor child who uses
personal identifying information of the minor child for unlawful
purposes is guilty of a crime punishable by imprisonment in the
county jail not to exceed one year, or in the state prison, or by a
fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both fine
and imprisonment.
   (b) "Personal identifying information," as used in this section,
means the name, address, telephone number, driver's license number,
social security number, place of employment, employee identification
number, savings account number, or credit card number of the minor
child.
  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.