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CA AB2633

Bill

Status

Failed

11/30/2016

Primary Sponsor

David Hadley

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Origin

State Assembly

2015-2016 Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 26 of the Penal Code to reorganize and clarify the classes of persons incapable of committing crimes through technical, nonsubstantive changes
  • Restructures the six existing exemptions from criminal capacity using lettered subsections (a-f) instead of numbered categories
  • Changes "under the age of 14" to "under 14 years of age" for children exempted from criminal capacity absent clear proof they knew the act's wrongfulness
  • Modernizes language in the threats or menaces exemption by changing "unless the crime be punishable with death" to "unless the crime is punishable with death" and "they had reasonable cause to and did believe" to standard phrasing
  • Makes no substantive changes to criminal law; only reformats existing provisions for clarity and consistency

Legislative Description

Crimes: capacity.

Last Action

Died at Desk.

11/30/2016

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