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CA AB2888

Bill

Status

Passed

9/30/2016

Primary Sponsor

Evan Low

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Origin

State Assembly

2015-2016 Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits courts from granting probation or suspending sentences for convictions of rape, sodomy, penetration with a foreign object, or oral copulation when the victim was unconscious or incapable of giving consent due to intoxication

  • Amends Penal Code Section 1203.065 to add these specific sexual offenses to the list of crimes that mandate imprisonment without probation eligibility

  • Creates a narrow exception for "unusual cases where the interests of justice would best be served" by probation, requiring courts to document their reasoning on the record

  • Effective September 30, 2016, as approved by the Governor

Legislative Description

Sex crimes: mandatory prison sentence.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 863, Statutes of 2016.

9/30/2016

Committee Referrals

Public Safety8/18/2016
Appropriations8/1/2016
Public Safety6/21/2016
Rules6/20/2016
Agriculture5/12/2016
Rules5/5/2016
Appropriations4/13/2016
Agriculture3/28/2016

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