CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 490Introduced by Assembly Member GipsonFebruary 08, 2021 An act to amend Section 637.3 of the Penal Code, relating to privacy. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 490, as introduced, Gipson. Privacy: recording systems.Existing law prohibits a person or entity from using a system that examines or records the voice prints or other voice stress patterns of another person to determine the truth or falsity of statements without the express written consent of the person who is being recorded, as specified.This bill would make technical, 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 637.3 of the Penal Code is amended to read:637.3. (a) No A person or entity in this state shall not use any a system which that examines or records in any manner voice prints or other voice stress patterns of another person to determine the truth or falsity of statements made by such the other person without his or her their express written consent given in advance of the examination or recordation.(b) This section shall not apply to any a peace officer, as defined in Section 830, while he the peace officer is carrying out his their official duties.(c) Any A person who has been injured by a violator of this section may bring an action against the violator for his their actual damages or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is greater.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 490Introduced by Assembly Member GipsonFebruary 08, 2021 An act to amend Section 637.3 of the Penal Code, relating to privacy. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 490, as introduced, Gipson. Privacy: recording systems.Existing law prohibits a person or entity from using a system that examines or records the voice prints or other voice stress patterns of another person to determine the truth or falsity of statements without the express written consent of the person who is being recorded, as specified.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 490
Introduced by Assembly Member GipsonFebruary 08, 2021
Introduced by Assembly Member Gipson
February 08, 2021
An act to amend Section 637.3 of the Penal Code, relating to privacy.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 490, as introduced, Gipson. Privacy: recording systems.
Existing law prohibits a person or entity from using a system that examines or records the voice prints or other voice stress patterns of another person to determine the truth or falsity of statements without the express written consent of the person who is being recorded, as specified.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
Existing law prohibits a person or entity from using a system that examines or records the voice prints or other voice stress patterns of another person to determine the truth or falsity of statements without the express written consent of the person who is being recorded, as specified.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 637.3 of the Penal Code is amended to read:637.3. (a) No A person or entity in this state shall not use any a system which that examines or records in any manner voice prints or other voice stress patterns of another person to determine the truth or falsity of statements made by such the other person without his or her their express written consent given in advance of the examination or recordation.(b) This section shall not apply to any a peace officer, as defined in Section 830, while he the peace officer is carrying out his their official duties.(c) Any A person who has been injured by a violator of this section may bring an action against the violator for his their actual damages or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is greater.
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 637.3 of the Penal Code is amended to read:637.3. (a) No A person or entity in this state shall not use any a system which that examines or records in any manner voice prints or other voice stress patterns of another person to determine the truth or falsity of statements made by such the other person without his or her their express written consent given in advance of the examination or recordation.(b) This section shall not apply to any a peace officer, as defined in Section 830, while he the peace officer is carrying out his their official duties.(c) Any A person who has been injured by a violator of this section may bring an action against the violator for his their actual damages or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is greater.
SECTION 1. Section 637.3 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
637.3. (a) No A person or entity in this state shall not use any a system which that examines or records in any manner voice prints or other voice stress patterns of another person to determine the truth or falsity of statements made by such the other person without his or her their express written consent given in advance of the examination or recordation.(b) This section shall not apply to any a peace officer, as defined in Section 830, while he the peace officer is carrying out his their official duties.(c) Any A person who has been injured by a violator of this section may bring an action against the violator for his their actual damages or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is greater.
637.3. (a) No A person or entity in this state shall not use any a system which that examines or records in any manner voice prints or other voice stress patterns of another person to determine the truth or falsity of statements made by such the other person without his or her their express written consent given in advance of the examination or recordation.(b) This section shall not apply to any a peace officer, as defined in Section 830, while he the peace officer is carrying out his their official duties.(c) Any A person who has been injured by a violator of this section may bring an action against the violator for his their actual damages or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is greater.
637.3. (a) No A person or entity in this state shall not use any a system which that examines or records in any manner voice prints or other voice stress patterns of another person to determine the truth or falsity of statements made by such the other person without his or her their express written consent given in advance of the examination or recordation.(b) This section shall not apply to any a peace officer, as defined in Section 830, while he the peace officer is carrying out his their official duties.(c) Any A person who has been injured by a violator of this section may bring an action against the violator for his their actual damages or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is greater.
637.3. (a) No A person or entity in this state shall not use any a system which that examines or records in any manner voice prints or other voice stress patterns of another person to determine the truth or falsity of statements made by such the other person without his or her their express written consent given in advance of the examination or recordation.
(b) This section shall not apply to any a peace officer, as defined in Section 830, while he the peace officer is carrying out his their official duties.
(c) Any A person who has been injured by a violator of this section may bring an action against the violator for his their actual damages or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is greater.