Criminal Justice (Violent Crime)

AB 4 revises multiple public safety laws by expanding enhanced penalties for assault and battery against officers to include child welfare workers and hospitality employees. It broadens stalking laws to cover electronic harassment and acts causing fear in dating relationships, and changes child sexual abuse material prosecutions to treat each child depicted as a separate offense. The bill also creates a new felony for property damage exceeding $750 during a theft, increasing penalties for such cases. These changes directly affect public safety workers, stalking victims, child exploitation victims, and individuals involved in theft-related property damage.