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CA AB2154
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/10/2020
Primary Sponsor
Buffy Wicks
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AI Summary
- Amends Penal Code Section 654 to allow prosecutors to charge violations punishable under multiple laws under either applicable provision, rather than requiring the provision with the longest possible imprisonment term
- Maintains the existing requirement that an act or omission can only be punished under one provision, with acquittal or conviction under one provision barring prosecution under another
- Adds a restriction that a defendant cannot be granted probation if any of the applicable provisions prohibits probation, regardless of which provision is used for sentencing
Legislative Description
Criminal law: violations punishable in multiple ways.
Last Action
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
5/19/2020
Committee Referrals
Public Safety2/20/2020
Full Bill Text
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