The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Gov. signed five bills it sponsored into law, strengthening tools to prosecute labor traffickers, corporate polluters and impaired drivers and to protect abused animals and wrongful‑conviction claimants.
The office provided bill numbers and main provisions. AB 1583 authorizes coordinated prosecutions for multi‑jurisdiction labor trafficking and wage‑theft cases and establishes jurisdiction where a victim lived, entered an employment agreement, worked or the offending business operated. AB 2310 increases misdemeanor and felony options for large‑scale illegal dumping; makes transporting toxic waste for the purpose of illegal dumping a crime; expands the definition of toxic debris to include all construction debris; and lets courts order property owners to clean up certain dumped material.
AB 2344 lets an animal lawfully seized without a warrant be forfeited to an animal control agency if the owner does not pay or arrange payment for board and care within 14 days of seizure; the office said the change mirrors the existing process for animals seized under a warrant. SB 907, called Braun’s Law, requires that drivers whose DUI charges are pleaded down receive a Watson warning about the serious consequences of impaired driving and raises sentencing options for hit‑and‑run causing death or injury when the driver has a qualifying prior conviction within the past 10 years.
SB 1211 gives prosecutorial agencies access to case materials needed to investigate post‑conviction factual innocence claims; the office said fuller access helps prosecutors identify the true offender and ensure the right person is held accountable.
Los Angeles County District Attorney said, "District attorneys are only as strong as the laws we enforce. The new laws sponsored by my office will make a tangible difference in public safety, deterring crime and protecting victims across the state."
The office said the package aims to increase accountability for perpetrators, protect animals rescued in cruelty cases and shorten legal gaps that can let large‑scale polluters and cross‑county labor traffickers evade prosecution. The office also credited Deputy District Attorneys Daniel Felizzatto and Tamar Tokat as legislative advocates on the measures.
State
Gavin Newsom
Governor · Democrat
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Portrait: Official portrait
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Nathan J. Hochman
District Attorney of Los Angeles County
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