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'y. i4- d Legislative Bili Action . ........ . .. . . .. .. .. . .. . .. . ............. ............ .. .. ... . . .. The following are summaries of just a few of the legislative bills that are currently being acted upon by the League of California Cities. For more information about these and other bills, please visit the League website's to access information about legislation, policy issues and related develop- ments. You can track information on bills(www.cacities.org/billsearch), locate legislators and legislative committees, send letters to legislators or the media through the online Advocacy Center (www.cacities.org/advocacycenter), research League policy positions, access useful related links, and much more. REVENUEANDTAXATION AB 305 (Mountjoy). Vehicles. Police Vehicle ACA 7 (Nation). Local Govemment Taxation- Pursuits. Punishment. AB 305 would make the act Special Taxes: Voter Approval. The threshold for of willfully driving a motor vehicle in an attempt to flee a peace officer's pursuing vehicle, a misdemeanor voter approval of specia!taxes would be lowered to or a felon AB 305 would make the ad of attem 55% from the 2/3rds requirement. This gives local �ng to elude a pursuing peace o�icer and driving with agencies greater flexibility in obtaining the funds disregard for petsons or propetiy punishable by necessary to meet the services that the local commu- imprisonment for 2, 3, or 4 years. Additionally, an nity requires. Staffi: Jean Korinke; Status: Introduced; individual that attempts to elude a peace oficer with Position: Support. disregarci for persons or property would be required to pay a fine of at least$2,000, and upon a felony PUBLIC SAFETY convidion, would receive a one-year prison sen- tence enhancement. AB 91 (Bogh). Resisting Arrest AB 91 amends current law to enhance the penalties for anyone who The act of driving a motor vehicle in an attempt willfully resists, delays or obstruds a public officer, to elude a peace officer is dangerous and unneces- peace ofiicer, or emergency medical techniaan during sarily places the lives of peace oificers and other the commission of an offense if such adions are the �Zens at risk for injury or even death. By creating proximate cause of bodily injury to the peace officer. an opportunity for prosecutors to seek a felony AB 91 provides that penal�es for such action will be 90 conviction and providing for prison sentence en- days up to one year in county jail, a fine of$2,000 to hancements and increased minimum fines,AB 305 $5,000, or both fine and imprisonment. sends a strong, clear message to deter offenders from attempting to flee law eniorcement officers and Current law provides additional penatGes for a endanger lives. Staff: Liisa Lawson Stark; Status: person who willfully flees a pursuing o�icer's motor AsPubSfty, Hrg. �15; Position: Support. vehicle and seriously injures someone or causes someone's death while fleeing, including a peace officer. However,the law does not impose additional " " " " " " " " " " " " " ' pena�ies when a peace officer is injured while pursuing someone on foot or attempting to arrest a suspect. WANT TO SEND A LETTER IN SUPPORT People who choose to resist arrest and are the OF A LEAGUE POSIT[ON? cause of injury to a law enforcement officer should face HERE'S WHO TO CALL: consequences that meet the seriousness of their offense. AB 91 is an important public safety measure p�EMBLY PUBLIC SAFETY(7}--Leno to ensure that people who resist aRest and injure a (Chair), La Suer �ce Chair), Cohn, Dymally, peace officer are adequately punished. Staff: Liisa Goldberg, Ruskin, and Spitzer. 1020 N Street, Room Lawson Stark; Status:AsPubSfty, Hrg. 3-15; Position: 111. Phone: 319-3744. Support. PAGE 6/PRIORITY FOCUS March l 1, 2005--www.cacities.org . _ _ .