AB 406

Current law prohibits, with certain exceptions, a person from going armed with

a handgun on the grounds of a school; in a police station, sheriff's office, state patrol

station, or the office of a division of criminal investigation special agent of the

department of corrections; in a prison, jail, house of correction, or secured

correctional facility; in certain mental health facilities; in a courthouse; beyond a

security checkpoint in an airport; on certain posted grounds and in certain posted

buildings; and unless the person has a license to carry a concealed weapon, in a school

zone. Under this bill, with certain exceptions, a person is guilty of a felony if he or

she goes armed with a handgun on the premises of a gas station. A person who is

convicted of the felony may be fined up to $10,000, imprisoned for up to three years

and six months, or both.

Under current law, a person who causes damage to another's property is

generally guilty of a misdemeanor. Under this bill, if the property is a gas station,

the person is guilty of a felony and is subject to a fine of up to $10,000, imprisonment

of up to three years and six months, or both. Also, under current law, a person who

commits theft is guilty of a crime and the penalty varies by the value of the property

taken, the victim of the theft, or the circumstances. Under this bill, if the theft is from

a gas station, the person is guilty of a felony and is subject to a fine of up to $10,000,

imprisonment of up to six years, or both.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,

the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a

report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to

result if the bill is enacted.