New California Paparazzi Law Proposed Due to Reckless Driving

The word “Paparazzi” has all kinds of connotations, mostly negative. There are plenty of guys out there that give the word a bad name and now the LA Times is reporting about a new bill intended to address out-of-control photographers.
Law makers “moved forward with a crackdown on reckless driving by paparazzi trying to photograph celebrities, and acted to block cities from grabbing the state’s share of money from traffic tickets.

The two pieces of legislation were approved by the state Senate, which sent the paparazzi bill back to the Assembly to agree on amendments. AB 2479 would impose penalties of up to $5,000 with the possibility of jail time for photographers caught driving in a dangerous manner to get photos or video of celebrities.

“This bill is intended to address out-of-control paparazzi,” said Sen. Curren Price Jr. (D-Inglewood). “They are employing more aggressive and unsafe tactics that endanger both celebrities and the general public.”
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