BILL NUMBER:  AB 1369
  VETOED	DATE: 09/29/2010




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 1369 without my signature.

      This bill would allow the use of voluntary or involuntary
electronic monitoring programs for inmates being held in lieu of bail
for both misdemeanors and felonies.  Although this bill would give
counties facing jail overcrowding problems the flexibility to place
inmates on electronic monitoring, this bill is fundamentally flawed.
Under existing law, if a misdemeanant absconds or flees from a
voluntary alternative custody program, he or she is subject to felony
prosecution.  Under this bill, if a person is charged with a felony
and escapes or cuts off their electronic monitoring device while
participating in an alternative custody program, he or she can only
be prosecuted for a misdemeanor.  A person should not be subject to
misdemeanor penalties for evading felony prosecution.


For these reasons, I am unable to sign this bill.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger