New Domestic Violence Law
Domestic Violence Strangulation Law Passed in California!
In 2011, I had the honor to work with the National Family Justice Alliance and many of you to author SB 430 in California, seeking to make California the 30th state with a specialized statute on strangulation.
Your emails, phone calls, and letters of support to your local legislators mattered. Thanks to your tremendous advocacy, we received unanimous support in the Assembly and the Senate which ultimately led to Governor Jerry Brown signing The Diana Gonzalez Strangulation Act of 2011. SB 430 amends Penal Code section 273.5 to add the specific act of cutting off a person's airway or blood flow to the brain as the basis for a serious criminal offense in California. The law is named in honor of Diana Gonzalez, the San Diego City College student murdered by her abusive husband last October on the City College campus. I believe this new legislation will save lives in the years to come. Please do not hesitate to call me, if I can help in any way in implementing this important legislation in 2012.
Christine Kehoe
California State Senator
39th District
State Capitol, RM 5050
From Left to Right: Cherri Allison, J.D., Alameda County FJC Executive Director; Nancy O'Malley, J.D., Alameda County District Attorney; Senator Chris Kehoe; Laura Colgate, Sonoma County FJC Executive Director; Sgt. Judy Weber, San Diego FJC; Venetee, VOICES Member; and Chief John Welter, Anaheim Police
January 10, 2012