Calif. Senate Passes Identity Theft Bill 40-0
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from Bay City News Service, published at CBS5.com
The California State Senate passed a bill Friday that would allow prosecution for identity theft cases in the county where the victim resides.
State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, co-authored Senate Bill 612 and praised fellow senators Friday for voting 40-0 in favor of the legislation.
Current law permits prosecution in the county where the theft occurred, or where the information was illegally used, even when both locations are hundreds of miles from the victim’s home, according to Simitian’s office.