AB 2725
Crimes: schools.
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Appropriation
No
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Bill overview
This bill clarifies and updates a section of California law regarding offenses related to trespassing on school campuses. Specifically, it addresses individuals who have been suspended or dismissed from educational institutions and denied access, and then intentionally return to those campuses without permission. The changes are technical and do not alter the core penalties associated with the offense.
Key provisions
- Amends Section 626.2 of the Penal Code.
- Addresses individuals suspended or dismissed from schools.
- Specifies conditions related to denied access.
- Prohibits unauthorized entry onto campus.
- Defines penalties for violation (misdemeanor).
- Establishes a presumption of knowledge if proper notice was given.
- Applies to community colleges, state universities, the University, independent institutions, and public/private schools.
Who is affected
- Students
- Employees of schools
- Community colleges
- State universities
- Private and public schools
Notable changes
- Clarifies the definition of ‘willfully and knowingly’ in the context of trespassing.
- Reinforces the requirement of prior notice to the individual.
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AB2725:v99#DOCUMENT
Bill Start
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2725
| Introduced by Assembly Member Gabriel |
| February 20, 2026 |
An act to amend Section 626.2 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2725, as introduced, Gabriel. Crimes: schools.
Existing law makes it a crime for a student or employee who, after a hearing or institutional process, has been suspended or dismissed from specified schools for disrupting the orderly operation of the campus or facility of the institution, and as a condition of the suspension or dismissal has been denied access to the campus or facility, to willfully and knowingly enter upon the campus or facility of the institution, as specified.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 626.2 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
626.2.
(a)Every student or employee who, after a hearing or institutional process, has been suspended or dismissed from a community college, a state university, the university, an independent institution of higher education, or a public or private school for disrupting the orderly operation of the campus or facility of the institution, and as a condition of the suspension or dismissal has been denied access to the campus or facility, or both, of the institution for the period of the suspension or in the case of dismissal for a period not to exceed one year; who has been served by registered or certified mail, at the last address given by that person, with a written notice of the suspension or dismissal and condition; and who willfully and knowingly enters upon the campus or facility of the institution to which that person has been denied access, without the express written permission of the chief administrative officer of the campus or facility, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not more than six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
Knowledge
(b) Knowledge shall be presumed if notice has been given as prescribed in this section. The presumption established by this section is a presumption affecting the burden of proof.