Bill Text: CA AB2805 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Cargo theft: working group.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)

Status: (Vetoed) 2016-09-21 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB2805 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB2805-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2805	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Olsen
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Gray)
   (Coauthor: Senator Cannella)

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act to add Title 11.8 (commencing with Section 14190) to Part 4
of the Penal Code, relating to cargo theft.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2805, as introduced, Olsen. Cargo theft: prevention program.
   Existing law establishes the Motor Carriers Safety Improvement
Fund and provides that the fund is available for appropriation by the
Legislature to cover the costs for the Department of the California
Highway Patrol to deter commercial motor vehicle cargo thefts and
provide security of highway carriers and cargoes throughout the
state.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enhance
crime prevention efforts by establishing a pilot program to
strengthen the ability of law enforcement agencies in California to
detect and monitor cargo theft crimes, and to authorize a cargo theft
crime prevention program that provides for the protection and safety
of California businesses and citizens by creating statewide
standards and methods of detecting and tracking cargo theft crime.
   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.  Title 11.8 (commencing with Section 14190) is added to
Part 4 of the Penal Code, to read:

      TITLE 11.8.  Cargo Theft Crime Prevention Program


   14190.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this
title to enhance crime prevention efforts by establishing a pilot
program to strengthen the ability of law enforcement agencies in
California to detect and monitor cargo theft crimes.
   (b) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
   (1) California has experienced an escalation in cargo theft crimes
and there has been no concentrated effort applied to the prevention
of cargo theft crimes.
   (2) According to media reports, the state loses five million
dollars ($5,000,000) to six million dollars ($6,000,000) per day in
cargo theft. These crimes impact all sectors of California's economy,
including agriculture, retail, and technology.
   (3) Local law enforcement agencies do not possess the
jurisdictional authority, investigative facilities, or data systems
to coordinate a comprehensive approach to the state's cargo theft
crime problem.
   (4) The proliferation of cargo theft crimes in the state is a
threat to the vitality of our economy. Cargo theft crime, if left
unchecked, endangers multiple industries that are vital to America's
continued economic role in the world, and therefore requires a
proactive response from the Legislature.
   (c) It is further the intent of the Legislature to authorize a
cargo theft crime prevention program in this title that provides for
the protection and safety of California businesses and citizens by
creating statewide standards and methods of detecting and tracking
cargo theft crime.