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Domestic violence.

It became law on Oct 8, 2015.

CA AB 545 · Assembly Bill · 2015–2016

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Became law
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Latest action
Oct 8, 2015

What it does

Under existing law, a battery committed against a spouse, a person with whom the defendant is cohabitating, a person who is the parent of the defendant's child, a former spouse, a fiancé or fiancée, or a person with whom the defendant currently has, or has previously had, a dating or engagement relationship, is punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,000, or by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. If probation is granted, existing law requires the defendant to complete a batterer's treatment program. If probation is granted in the case of a person who has previously been convicted of a violation of these provisions,…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

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    Oct 8, 2015

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