Existing law makes it an offense for any person, with the intent to cause, attempts to cause or causes a public officer or employee, as specified, to do or refrain from doing any act in the performance of their duties, by means of a threat to inflict an unlawful injury that is directly communicated to the person, as specified.
This bill would clarify that a threat can be directly communicated by means of an electronic communication device for the purposes of this section.

Statutes affected:
AB 1955: 71 PEN
02/13/26 - Introduced: 71 PEN