Governor Signs Surrogate Stalker Act

We at MASP are overjoyed that Governor Schwarzenegger has signed the Surrogate Stalker Act and it will become law on January 1, 2009. This means it will be a misdemeanor to engage in surrogate stalking, which is the act of publishing photos, physical descriptions, and/or locations of children with the intent that another person uses that information to commit a crime against a child. Thanks to all of the parents who spoke out on this issue, thanks to Assemblymember Smyth (AKA my husband) for carrying the bill, and thanks to all of the state legislators who supported this bill in such a bipartisan fashion.