CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2171Introduced by Assembly Member BryanFebruary 15, 2022 An act to amend Section 833 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2171, as introduced, Bryan. Criminal procedureExisting law authorizes a peace officer, under specified circumstances, to search a detained person for weapons, and to take possession of any weapon that is found for the duration of the detention.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.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 833 of the Penal Code is amended to read:833. A peace officer may search for dangerous weapons any person whom he the officer has legal cause to arrest, whenever he has upon reasonable cause to believe that the person possesses a dangerous weapon. If the officer finds a dangerous weapon, he the officer may take and keep it until the completion of the questioning, when he and shall either return it or arrest the person. The arrest may be for the illegal possession of the weapon.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2171Introduced by Assembly Member BryanFebruary 15, 2022 An act to amend Section 833 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2171, as introduced, Bryan. Criminal procedureExisting law authorizes a peace officer, under specified circumstances, to search a detained person for weapons, and to take possession of any weapon that is found for the duration of the detention.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2171
Introduced by Assembly Member BryanFebruary 15, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Bryan
February 15, 2022
An act to amend Section 833 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal procedure.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2171, as introduced, Bryan. Criminal procedure
Existing law authorizes a peace officer, under specified circumstances, to search a detained person for weapons, and to take possession of any weapon that is found for the duration of the detention.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Existing law authorizes a peace officer, under specified circumstances, to search a detained person for weapons, and to take possession of any weapon that is found for the duration of the detention.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 833 of the Penal Code is amended to read:833. A peace officer may search for dangerous weapons any person whom he the officer has legal cause to arrest, whenever he has upon reasonable cause to believe that the person possesses a dangerous weapon. If the officer finds a dangerous weapon, he the officer may take and keep it until the completion of the questioning, when he and shall either return it or arrest the person. The arrest may be for the illegal possession of the weapon.
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 833 of the Penal Code is amended to read:833. A peace officer may search for dangerous weapons any person whom he the officer has legal cause to arrest, whenever he has upon reasonable cause to believe that the person possesses a dangerous weapon. If the officer finds a dangerous weapon, he the officer may take and keep it until the completion of the questioning, when he and shall either return it or arrest the person. The arrest may be for the illegal possession of the weapon.
SECTION 1. Section 833 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
833. A peace officer may search for dangerous weapons any person whom he the officer has legal cause to arrest, whenever he has upon reasonable cause to believe that the person possesses a dangerous weapon. If the officer finds a dangerous weapon, he the officer may take and keep it until the completion of the questioning, when he and shall either return it or arrest the person. The arrest may be for the illegal possession of the weapon.
833. A peace officer may search for dangerous weapons any person whom he the officer has legal cause to arrest, whenever he has upon reasonable cause to believe that the person possesses a dangerous weapon. If the officer finds a dangerous weapon, he the officer may take and keep it until the completion of the questioning, when he and shall either return it or arrest the person. The arrest may be for the illegal possession of the weapon.
833. A peace officer may search for dangerous weapons any person whom he the officer has legal cause to arrest, whenever he has upon reasonable cause to believe that the person possesses a dangerous weapon. If the officer finds a dangerous weapon, he the officer may take and keep it until the completion of the questioning, when he and shall either return it or arrest the person. The arrest may be for the illegal possession of the weapon.
833. A peace officer may search for dangerous weapons any person whom he the officer has legal cause to arrest, whenever he has upon reasonable cause to believe that the person possesses a dangerous weapon. If the officer finds a dangerous weapon, he the officer may take and keep it until the completion of the questioning, when he and shall either return it or arrest the person. The arrest may be for the illegal possession of the weapon.