CA SB265

Eliminates the option of county jail imprisonment for second-degree burglary committed during a state of emergency, local emergency, or evacuation order, making looting a felony-only offense punishable under state prison sentencing guidelines

Applies to burglary occurring within affected counties during disasters including earthquakes, fires, floods, riots, or other natural or manmade disasters

Retains mandatory minimum 180-day county jail sentence as a condition of probation for those convicted and granted probation, with judicial discretion to reduce or eliminate based on interests of justice

Courts may still order up to 240 hours of community service for probationers, including participation in community rebuilding programs

Introduced by Senator Valladares with bipartisan support from 9 Senate coauthors and 6 Assembly coauthors