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Senate panel hears AB 237 to broaden threat statute covering sensitive places
Summary
Assemblymember Patel told the Senate Committee on Public Safety that AB 237 would close a gap in Penal Code section 422 that can prevent prosecution of threats aimed at sensitive locations such as schools, hospitals and places of worship.
AB 237, authored by Assemblymember Patel, was presented Tuesday to the Senate Committee on Public Safety as a measure supporters say closes a statutory gap that can prevent prosecutors from pursuing threats aimed at sensitive locations.
Patel told the committee the bill "closes a problematic loophole in Penal Code section 422 that makes the prosecution and conviction of people who threaten sensitive places unnecessarily difficult." He described cases in which threats to schools, clinics, synagogues and airports could not be prosecuted because the statute—as applied by some courts—has required proof tied to a specifically named victim.
Pat Espinosa, chief deputy in the San Diego County District Attorney's…
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