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AB-995: Department of Justice Phone Scams
This law requires the California Department of Justice to create an online database of known phone scams, allow people to search it and report new ones, and send yearly reports to lawmakers.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Department of Justice to build a database of known phone scams on its website.
- Adds tools so visitors can search for specific phone scams in the database.
- Creates a system that lets users report suspected phone scams online.
- Orders the department to send yearly reports about phone scams to the Legislature starting January 1, 2028.
Who It Names or Affects
- The California Department of Justice
- People who use phones and may face scams
Terms To Know
- Department of Justice
- A state agency led by the Attorney General that investigates crimes.
- Legislature
- The group of elected officials who make laws for California.
Limits and Unknowns
- This law ends on January 1, 2033.
- The text does not list the exact details that must be in the yearly reports to the Legislature.