BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2632
Author: Davis (D)
Amended: 6/23/10 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE : 7-0, 6/15/10
AYES: Leno, Cogdill, Cedillo, Hancock, Huff, Steinberg,
Wright
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 74-0, 4/29/10 (Consent) - See last page
for vote
SUBJECT : Gang injunctions: tracking of contempt of
court violations
SOURCE : Los Angeles County District Attorney
DIGEST : This bill separately and specifically defines a
violation of a gang injunction as contempt of court,
instead of defining such conduct generally as violation of
a court order, in order to allow statistical tracking of
gang injunction violations and to allow prosecutors to
fully review a defendant's background.
ANALYSIS : Existing law provides for injunctive relief
from the unlawful activities of criminal street gangs.
Existing law provides that disobedience of the terms of any
court order constitutes a contempt of court, and is
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punishable as a misdemeanor.
This bill specifically provides that willful disobedience
of the terms of any injunction that restrains the
activities of a criminal street gang or any of its members,
lawfully issued by the court, including an order pending
trial, constitutes contempt of court, and is punishable as
a misdemeanor.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: Yes
SUPPORT : (Verified 6/30/10)
Los Angeles County District Attorney (source)
California State Sheriffs' Association
Orange County Employees Association
San Bernardino County Sheriff
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author, "Many
communities would like to measure the effectiveness of gang
injunctions but are often presented with a lack of
accurate, reportable information. This bill would allow
communities to review specific information related to gang
injunctions. This bill would also provide law enforcement
and the courts with more accurate information to assist
with enforcement efforts and sentencing."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,
Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Charles Calderon, Carter,
Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,
DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong,
Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick,
Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,
Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Knight, Lieu, Logue, Ma,
Mendoza, Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande, Niello,
Nielsen, Norby, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin,
Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra
Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Tran, Villines,
Yamada, John A. Perez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bass, Caballero, Jones, Bonnie
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Lowenthal, Torrico, Vacancy
RJG:mw 6/30/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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