New Year New Laws

Firearm Related Laws

AB 547 - records of sale

• Mandates that the register or record of sale include an acknowledgment by the purchaser or transferee that they have, within the last 30 days, confirmed possession of every firearm that they own or possess.

ab 1483 - firearms purchase

• Eliminates an existing private party transaction exemption from the prohibition on more than one firearm purchase within a 30-day period.
• Adds an exemption for any private party transaction where the seller is, at the time of the transaction, required under state law or by court order to relinquish all firearms, and for any private party transaction where the seller is transferring the firearms as a result of the death of the owner of the firearm.

ab 2917 - gun violence restraining orders

• Expands current GVRO law.
• Threats directed towards a group or location will be permissible in court when deciding whether to issue a restraining order to prohibit a person from purchasing or possessing a firearm or ammunition.



Vehicle Related Laws

SB 905 - LOCKED DOOR LOOPHOLE

• Eliminates the "locked door loophole," which required prosecutors prove car doors were locked when a burglary took place.
• Additionally, the bill allows for the prosecution of suspects who resell valuables taken during car break-ins. Anyone holding more than $950 worth of property stolen from a car, whether that person took it themselves, was holding it or selling it, can be prosecuted.

SB 1107 - Insurance coverage

• Increases the amount of liability insurance coverage an owner or operator of a motor vehicle is required to maintain.
• Beginning Jan. 1, the payout limits increase to: $30,000 for bodily injury or death of one person, $60,000 for bodily injury or death of all persons, and $15,000 for damage to the property of others as a result of any one accident.

AB 413 - parking

• Makes it illegal to park within 20 feet of the approach of any marked or unmarked crosswalk, even if the approach does not have any red curbs painted.
• This law was passed to improve safety at intersections, especially for pedestrians, and it applies to all crosswalks, whether the crossing is painted or not.