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Crimes: deceptive recordings.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA AB 1903 · Assembly Bill · 2019–2020

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Assembly
Sponsor
Tim Grayson
Latest action
Jan 17, 2020

What it does

Existing law creates a civil cause of action for using the name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness of another person, without their consent, in any manner, for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting goods or services. Existing law also creates a civil cause of action for capturing or attempting to capture, in a manner that is offensive to a reasonable person, any type of image or recording of a person engaging in a private, personal, or familial activity. Existing law prohibits the distribution of an intimate image, as described, of an identifiable person that was taken under circumstances in which the person agreed or understood that the image was to remain private.

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Jan 17, 2020

  3. Floor (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  4. Law (Not started)

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