SB 210 Summary

• Raises the age threshold in assault in the third degree statutes from 10 to 12 years old for certain offenses involving physical injury to children.

• Establishes a new definition of "serious physical injury" for offenses against children under 12 years of age, including extensive bruising or injuries requiring medical attention.

• Changes the standard of proof for finding a defendant "guilty but mentally ill" from preponderance of the evidence to beyond a reasonable doubt.

• Requires sentencing facts that increase presumptive sentencing ranges or affect parole eligibility to be proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt, unless the defendant waives jury trial and stipulates or consents to court determination.

• Creates a Task Force on Human Trafficking, Promoting Prostitution, and Sex Trafficking to evaluate services available to victims and examine crime prevalence, with a report due January 15, 2013.