CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill No. 1794

Introduced by Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer

February 22, 2019

An act to amend Section 27 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1794, as introduced, Jones-Sawyer. Crimes: punishment.
Existing law lists the persons who are liable to punishment under the laws of this state, including all persons who commit any crime within the state, all who commit any specified offense without this state and bring the property stolen or embezzled within the state those without the state who cause or aid, advise or encourage, another person to commit a crime within the state, and are afterwards found in this state, and perjury when committed outside of California, to the extent provided by law.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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


SECTION 1.

 Section 27 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

27.
 (a) The following persons are liable to punishment under the laws of this state:
(1) All persons who commit, in whole or in part, any crime within this state.
(2) All persons who commit any offense without this state which, that, if committed within this state, would be larceny, carjacking, robbery, or embezzlement under the laws of this state, and bring the property stolen or embezzled, or any part of it, or are found with it, or any part of it, within this state.
(3) All persons who, being without this state, cause or aid, advise or encourage, another person to commit a crime within this state, and are afterwards found therein.
(b) Perjury, in violation of Section 118, is punishable also when committed outside of California to the extent provided in Section 118.