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Jan. 7, 2015

SB 962: California to require 'kill switches'

On Aug. 25, 2014, Senate Bill 962, "[a]n act to add Section 22761 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to mobile communications devices," was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown.


By Alexander J. Suarez


On Aug. 25, 2014, Senate Bill 962, "[a]n act to add Section 22761 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to mobile communications devices," was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown. The new law, effective as of Jan.1, 2015, requires that "any smartphone ... manufactured on or after July 1, 2015, and sold in California after that date, include a technological solution at the time of sale ... that, once initiated and suc...

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