CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3069Introduced by Assembly Member CooperFebruary 16, 2018 An act to amend Section 405 of the Labor Code, relating to employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3069, as introduced, Cooper. Employment.Existing law prohibits an employer from using property put up by any employee or applicant as a bond for any purpose other than liquidating accounts between the employer and employee or for return to the employee or applicant and requires the property to be held in trust for this purpose and not mingled with the property of the employer. Existing law provides that an employer or prospective employer, or agent or officer thereof, who misappropriates that property, mingles it with his or own, or uses it for any other purpose than those described is guilty of theft, as provided.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 405 of the Labor Code is amended to read:405. Any property Property put up by any an employee or applicant as a bond shall not be used for any purpose other than liquidating accounts between the employer and employee or for return to the employee or applicant and shall be held in trust for this purpose and not mingled with the property of the employer. No A contract between the employer and employee or applicant shall not abrogate the provisions of this section. Any An employer or prospective employer, or agent or officer thereof, who misappropriates any such the property, mingles it with his or her own, or uses it for any other purpose than that herein set forth described in this section is guilty of theft and shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the Penal Code relating to theft.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3069Introduced by Assembly Member CooperFebruary 16, 2018 An act to amend Section 405 of the Labor Code, relating to employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3069, as introduced, Cooper. Employment.Existing law prohibits an employer from using property put up by any employee or applicant as a bond for any purpose other than liquidating accounts between the employer and employee or for return to the employee or applicant and requires the property to be held in trust for this purpose and not mingled with the property of the employer. Existing law provides that an employer or prospective employer, or agent or officer thereof, who misappropriates that property, mingles it with his or own, or uses it for any other purpose than those described is guilty of theft, as provided.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 3069
Introduced by Assembly Member CooperFebruary 16, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member Cooper
February 16, 2018
An act to amend Section 405 of the Labor Code, relating to employment.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 3069, as introduced, Cooper. Employment.
Existing law prohibits an employer from using property put up by any employee or applicant as a bond for any purpose other than liquidating accounts between the employer and employee or for return to the employee or applicant and requires the property to be held in trust for this purpose and not mingled with the property of the employer. Existing law provides that an employer or prospective employer, or agent or officer thereof, who misappropriates that property, mingles it with his or own, or uses it for any other purpose than those described is guilty of theft, as provided.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
Existing law prohibits an employer from using property put up by any employee or applicant as a bond for any purpose other than liquidating accounts between the employer and employee or for return to the employee or applicant and requires the property to be held in trust for this purpose and not mingled with the property of the employer. Existing law provides that an employer or prospective employer, or agent or officer thereof, who misappropriates that property, mingles it with his or own, or uses it for any other purpose than those described is guilty of theft, as provided.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 405 of the Labor Code is amended to read:405. Any property Property put up by any an employee or applicant as a bond shall not be used for any purpose other than liquidating accounts between the employer and employee or for return to the employee or applicant and shall be held in trust for this purpose and not mingled with the property of the employer. No A contract between the employer and employee or applicant shall not abrogate the provisions of this section. Any An employer or prospective employer, or agent or officer thereof, who misappropriates any such the property, mingles it with his or her own, or uses it for any other purpose than that herein set forth described in this section is guilty of theft and shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the Penal Code relating to theft.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 405 of the Labor Code is amended to read:405. Any property Property put up by any an employee or applicant as a bond shall not be used for any purpose other than liquidating accounts between the employer and employee or for return to the employee or applicant and shall be held in trust for this purpose and not mingled with the property of the employer. No A contract between the employer and employee or applicant shall not abrogate the provisions of this section. Any An employer or prospective employer, or agent or officer thereof, who misappropriates any such the property, mingles it with his or her own, or uses it for any other purpose than that herein set forth described in this section is guilty of theft and shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the Penal Code relating to theft.
SECTION 1. Section 405 of the Labor Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
405. Any property Property put up by any an employee or applicant as a bond shall not be used for any purpose other than liquidating accounts between the employer and employee or for return to the employee or applicant and shall be held in trust for this purpose and not mingled with the property of the employer. No A contract between the employer and employee or applicant shall not abrogate the provisions of this section. Any An employer or prospective employer, or agent or officer thereof, who misappropriates any such the property, mingles it with his or her own, or uses it for any other purpose than that herein set forth described in this section is guilty of theft and shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the Penal Code relating to theft.
405. Any property Property put up by any an employee or applicant as a bond shall not be used for any purpose other than liquidating accounts between the employer and employee or for return to the employee or applicant and shall be held in trust for this purpose and not mingled with the property of the employer. No A contract between the employer and employee or applicant shall not abrogate the provisions of this section. Any An employer or prospective employer, or agent or officer thereof, who misappropriates any such the property, mingles it with his or her own, or uses it for any other purpose than that herein set forth described in this section is guilty of theft and shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the Penal Code relating to theft.
405. Any property Property put up by any an employee or applicant as a bond shall not be used for any purpose other than liquidating accounts between the employer and employee or for return to the employee or applicant and shall be held in trust for this purpose and not mingled with the property of the employer. No A contract between the employer and employee or applicant shall not abrogate the provisions of this section. Any An employer or prospective employer, or agent or officer thereof, who misappropriates any such the property, mingles it with his or her own, or uses it for any other purpose than that herein set forth described in this section is guilty of theft and shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the Penal Code relating to theft.
405. Any property Property put up by any an employee or applicant as a bond shall not be used for any purpose other than liquidating accounts between the employer and employee or for return to the employee or applicant and shall be held in trust for this purpose and not mingled with the property of the employer. No A contract between the employer and employee or applicant shall not abrogate the provisions of this section. Any An employer or prospective employer, or agent or officer thereof, who misappropriates any such the property, mingles it with his or her own, or uses it for any other purpose than that herein set forth described in this section is guilty of theft and shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the Penal Code relating to theft.