Plain English Breakdown
The official source confirms existing law classifies parties as principals and accessories but does not provide definitions for these terms.
Technical Changes to Crime Party Rules
AB-1256 proposes making small wording updates to the law about who is considered a party to a crime without changing how that law works.
What This Bill Does
- Makes technical, nonsubstantive changes to the section of law listing principals and accessories as parties to crimes.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill text does not list specific examples of what words were changed.
- This measure died at the Governor's desk and did not become law on February 2, 2026.