Existing law requires that a declaration in support of the warrant of probable cause for arrest be a sworn statement made in writing. Existing law also authorizes the magistrate to take an oral statement under oath under specified conditions that provide for the use of facsimile transmission equipment or electronic mail if prescribed conditions are met, including, but not limited to, the inclusion of the declarant's digital signature.
California AB 1004 (20132014) — Criminal procedure.
Existing law requires that a declaration in support of the warrant of probable cause for arrest be a sworn statement made in writing. Existing law also authorizes the magistrate to take an oral statement under oath under specified conditions that provide for the use of facsimile transmission equipment or electronic mail if prescribed conditions are met, including, but not limited to, the inclusion of the declarant's digital signature.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1004 GRAY Consent Calendar Second Day — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Gray — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-22 Introduced. To print. introduction
2013-02-24 From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
2013-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2013-03-21 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2013-03-21 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2013-04-01 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2013-05-14 From committee: Do pass as amended. To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 7). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-05-15 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-05-16 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1576.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-23 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2013-06-06 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2013-06-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-06-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-09-09 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2229.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-09 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2013-09-25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2013-10-01 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-01 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 460, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a4a1c4df-3fcc-4a2d-a0c3-25c2bf75179a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).