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Calif. Senate Passes Identity Theft Bill 40-0

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Feb 1, 2008 10:11 pm US/Pacific

Calif. Senate Passes Identity Theft Bill 40-0

 CBS 5 CrimeWatch
SACRAMENTO (BCN) ― 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.

"Local prosecutors are likely to be more aggressive on behalf of local victims," Simitian said. "The existing system actually favors the criminal rather than the victim of identity theft."

Under SB 612, a judge would ultimately decide where to hold the trial.
State senators Dave Cogdill, R-Modesto, and Bob Margett, R-Glendora, co-authored the bill.

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