BILL NUMBER: SB 869	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 30, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hill

                        JANUARY 12, 2016

   An act to add Section 25452 to the Penal Code, relating to
firearms.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 869, as amended, Hill. Firearms: securing handguns in vehicles.

   Existing law prohibits a person who is 18 years of age or older,
and who is the owner, lessee, renter, or other legal occupant of a
residence, who owns a firearm and who knows or has reason to know
that another person also residing there is prohibited by state or
federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a
firearm from keeping a firearm in that residence, unless the firearm
is secured, as specified. A violation of this prohibition is a
misdemeanor.
   This bill would require a person, when leaving a handgun in
 a   an unattended  vehicle, to secure the
handgun by locking it in the trunk of the vehicle or locking it in a
locked container and placing the container out of plain view. The
bill would make a violation of these requirements an infraction
punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000.
   By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated
local program.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 25452 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   25452.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 25450, a 
 A  person shall, when leaving a handgun in  a
  an unattended  vehicle, lock the handgun in the
vehicle's trunk or lock the handgun in a locked container and place
the container out of plain view.
   (b) A violation of subdivision (a) is an infraction punishable by
a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000). 
   (c) (1) As used in this section, "vehicle" has the same meaning as
specified in Section 670 of the Vehicle Code.  
   (2) As used in this section, "locked container" has the same
meaning as specified in Section 16850.  
   (3) For purposes of this section, a vehicle is unattended when a
person who is lawfully carrying or transporting a handgun in a
vehicle is not within close enough proximity to the vehicle to
reasonably prevent unauthorized access to the vehicle or its
contents.  
   (d) This section does not apply to a peace officer during
circumstances requiring immediate aid or action that are within the
course of his or her official duties. 
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.