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ID H0152

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2013

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 18-1508 to clarify that persons convicted of lewd conduct with a minor child under 16 are subject to mandatory minimum sentencing provisions under Section 19-2520G.

  • Establishes mandatory minimum sentences for persons 18 or older who commit lewd or lascivious acts against children under 12: either life imprisonment or a minimum of 25 years followed by lifetime parole with electronic monitoring.

  • Requires life imprisonment without parole eligibility for offenders with prior convictions of similar crimes against children under 12, where both the prior offense and current offense occurred when the offender was 18 or older.

  • Mandates a minimum 15-year sentence for repeat sex offenders convicted of crimes requiring sex offender registration, if they have a prior conviction for a registrable sexual offense.

  • Requires courts to impose mandatory minimum sentences consecutively with any other sentences and prohibits suspension, withholding, or commutation of mandatory minimum sentences; amends parole supervision law to include electronic monitoring for persons subject to Section 19-2520G(2)(b) provisions.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law relating to sentencing to revise provisions relating to a certain term of confinement; to revise and provide additional provisions relating to mandatory minimum sentencing; and to establish additional provisions relating to parole supervision.

SENTENCING

Last Action

Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules, & Administration

2/13/2013

Full Bill Text

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