California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2660

Introduced by Assembly Member Nazarian

February 21, 2014

An act to amend Section 185 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2660, as introduced, Nazarian. Crimes: wearing a disguise.

Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to wear a mask, false whiskers, or any personal disguise, as specified, with the purpose of evading or escaping discovery, recognition, or identification while committing a public offense, or for concealment, flight, evasion, or escape from arrest or conviction for any public offense.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 185 of the Penal Code is amended to
read:

begin delete

[185.]  

Section One Hundred and Eighty-five. It shall be
unlawful for any person to wear any mask, false whiskers, or any
personal disguise (whether complete or partial) for the purpose of:

end delete

begin insert

begin insert 185. end insert   

end insert begin insert

It is unlawful for any person to wear any mask, false
whiskers, or personal disguise, whether complete or partial, for
the purpose of:

end insert begin delete

One-Evading

end delete

begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert Evading end insert or escaping discovery, recognition, or identification
in the commission of any public offense.

begin delete

Two--Concealment,

end delete

begin insert (b) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert Concealment, end insert flight, or escape, when charged with, arrested
for, or convicted of, any public offense. begin delete Any end delete

begin insert (c) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert Any end insert person violating any of the provisions of this section
begin delete shall be deemed end delete begin insert is end insert guilty of a misdemeanor.