Crimes involving hidden recordings: statute of limitations.
Existing law sets forth various statutes of limitations for various crimes. Existing law provides that the applicable period of limitations does not begin to run on various crimes until the offense has been discovered, or could have reasonably been discovered. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to use a concealed camcorder, motion picture camera, or photographic camera of any type, to secretly videotape another, as specified, without consent, with specified intent, including to invade the other's privacy or arouse the sexual desires of the perpetrator, under circumstances in which the other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy.
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California Legislature
20112012
AB 708
California AB 708 (20112012)
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Crimes involving hidden recordings: statute of limitations.
California AB 708 (20112012) — Crimes involving hidden recordings: statute of limitations.
Existing law sets forth various statutes of limitations for various crimes. Existing law provides that the applicable period of limitations does not begin to run on various crimes until the offense has been discovered, or could have reasonably been discovered. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to use a concealed camcorder, motion picture camera, or photographic camera of any type, to secretly videotape another, as specified, without consent, with specified intent, including to invade the other's privacy or arouse the sexual desires of the perpetrator, under circumstances in which the other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 708 KNIGHT Assembly Third Reading — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
AB 708 KNIGHT Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Knight — primary (person)
Beth Gaines — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-17 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2011-02-18 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2011-03-07 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2011-03-22 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2011-04-05 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-13 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 13). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-04-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1044.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-04-25 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2011-05-12 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2011-06-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-06-27 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2011-06-28 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-07-06 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2011-07-11 From Special Consent Calendar pursuant to Joint Rule 22.2.
2011-07-11 Ordered to third reading.
2011-07-11 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-07-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-08-18 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1965.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-18 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 20 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2011-08-22 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2495.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-08-26 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2011-09-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-09-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 211, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d8be6a58-3969-450d-8421-963412913822. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).