Bill Text: CA SB164 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Serial sexual predators.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2016-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB164 Detail]
Download: California-2015-SB164-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 164 AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 7, 2015 INTRODUCED BY Senator Beall (Principal coauthor: Senator Anderson) (Coauthors: Senators Bates, Galgiani, Hall, Stone, and Vidak) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Baker, Bonilla, Chávez, Cooley, Dodd,and RodriguezGipson, Lackey, Maienschein, Rodriguez, and Waldron ) FEBRUARY 4, 2015 An act to amend Section 667.61 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 164, as amended, Beall. Serial sexual predators. Existing law, as amended by Proposition 83, the Sexual Predator Punishment and Control Act (Jessica's Law), approved by the voters at the November 7, 2006, statewide general election, provides that a defendant shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for 25 years to life if convicted of certain crimes, including rape, sexual penetration, sodomy, oral copulation, continuous sexual abuse of a child, or rape, spousal rape, or sexual penetration in concert, if certain circumstances were present, including, among other things, if the defendant has been previously convicted of a specified offense. Proposition 83 provides that the Legislature may amend the provisions of the act to expand the scope of their application or increase the punishment or penalties by a statute passed by a majority vote of each house. This bill would specify that the25-year to lifeprison term of 25 years to life applies if the defendant has been convicted ofa separate violation of amore than one specified offense on charges brought and tried separately, irrespective of the order in which the offenses were committed or the convictions obtained. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 667.61 of the Penal Code is amended to read: 667.61. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (j), (l), or (m), any person who is convicted of an offense specified in subdivision (c) under one or more of the circumstances specified in subdivision (d) or under two or more of the circumstances specified in subdivision (e) shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for 25 years to life. (b) Except as provided in subdivision (a), (j), (l), or (m),anya person who is convicted of an offense specified in subdivision (c) under one of the circumstances specified in subdivision (e) shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for 15 years to life. (c) This section shall apply to any of the following offenses: (1) Rape, in violation of paragraph (2) or (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 261. (2) Spousal rape, in violation of paragraph (1) or (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 262. (3) Rape, spousal rape, or sexual penetration, in concert, in violation of Section 264.1. (4) Lewd or lascivious act, in violation of subdivision (b) of Section 288. (5) Sexual penetration, in violation of subdivision (a) of Section 289. (6) Sodomy, in violation of paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (c), or subdivision (d), of Section 286. (7) Oral copulation, in violation of paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (c), or subdivision (d), of Section 288a. (8) Lewd or lascivious act, in violation of subdivision (a) of Section 288. (9) Continuous sexual abuse of a child, in violation of Section 288.5. (d) The following circumstances shall apply to the offenses specified in subdivision (c): (1) The defendant has been convicted ofa separate violation of anmore than one offense specified in subdivision (c) on charges brought and tried separately , including an offense committed in another jurisdiction that includes all of the elements of an offense specified in subdivision (c). This paragraph shall apply irrespective of the order in which the offenses were committed or the convictions obtained. (2) The defendant kidnapped the victim of the present offense and the movement of the victim substantially increased the risk of harm to the victim over and above that level of risk necessarily inherent in the underlying offense in subdivision (c). (3) The defendant inflicted aggravated mayhem or torture on the victim or another person in the commission of the present offense in violation of Section 205 or 206. (4) The defendant committed the present offense during the commission of a burglary of the first degree, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 460, with intent to commit an offense specified in subdivision (c). (5) The defendant committed the present offense in violation of Section 264.1, subdivision (d) of Section 286, or subdivision (d) of Section 288a, and, in the commission of that offense, any person committedanyan act described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of this subdivision. (6) The defendant personally inflicted great bodily injury on the victim or another person in the commission of the present offense in violation of Section 12022.53, 12022.7, or 12022.8. (7) The defendant personally inflicted bodily harm on the victim who was under 14 years of age. (e) The following circumstances shall apply to the offenses specified in subdivision (c): (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d), the defendant kidnapped the victim of the present offense in violation of Section 207, 209, or 209.5. (2) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of subdivision (d), the defendant committed the present offense during the commission of a burglary in violation of Section 459. (3) The defendant personally used a dangerous or deadly weapon or a firearm in the commission of the present offense in violation of Section 12022, 12022.3, 12022.5, or 12022.53. (4) The defendant has been convicted in the present case or cases of committing an offense specified in subdivision (c) against more than one victim. (5) The defendant engaged in the tying or binding of the victim or another person in the commission of the present offense. (6) The defendant administered a controlled substance to the victim in the commission of the present offense in violation of Section 12022.75. (7) The defendant committed the present offense in violation of Section 264.1, subdivision (d) of Section 286, or subdivision (d) of Section 288a, and, in the commission of that offense, any person committedanyan act described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (5), or (6) of this subdivision or paragraph (6) of subdivision (d). (f) If only the minimum number of circumstances specified in subdivision (d) or (e) that are required for the punishment provided in subdivision (a), (b), (j), (l), or (m) to apply have been pled and proved, that circumstance or those circumstances shall be used as the basis for imposing the term provided in subdivision (a), (b), (j), (l), or (m) whichever is greater, rather than being used to impose the punishment authorized under any otherprovision oflaw, unless anotherprovision oflaw provides for a greater penalty or the punishment under anotherprovision oflaw can be imposed in addition to the punishment provided by this section. However, ifanyan additional circumstance or circumstances specified in subdivision (d) or (e) have been pled and proved, the minimum number of circumstances shall be used as the basis for imposing the term provided in subdivision (a), (j), or (l) and any other additional circumstance or circumstances shall be used to imposeanya punishment or enhancement authorized under any otherprovision oflaw. (g) Notwithstanding Section 1385 or any otherprovision oflaw, the court shall not strikeanyan allegation, admission, or finding of any of the circumstances specified in subdivision (d) or (e) foranya person who is subject to punishment under this section. (h) Notwithstanding any otherprovision oflaw, probation shall not be granted to, nor shall the execution or imposition of sentence be suspended for,anya person who is subject to punishment under this section. (i) Foranyan offense specified in paragraphs (1) to (7), inclusive, of subdivision (c), or in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (n), the court shall impose a consecutive sentence for each offense that results in a conviction under this section if the crimes involve separate victims or involve the same victim on separate occasions as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 667.6. (j) (1)AnyA person who is convicted of an offense specified in subdivision (c), with the exception of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 288, upon a victim who is a child under 14 years of age under one or more of the circumstances specified in subdivision (d) or under two or more of the circumstances specified in subdivision (e), shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole. Where the person was under 18 years of age at the time of the offense, the person shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for 25 years to life. (2)AnyA person who is convicted of an offense specified in subdivision (c) under one of the circumstances specified in subdivision (e), upon a victim who is a child under 14 years of age, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for 25 years to life. (k) As used in this section, "bodily harm" means any substantial physical injury resulting from the use of force that is more than the force necessary to commit an offense specified in subdivision (c). (l)AnyA person who is convicted of an offense specified in subdivision (n) under one or more of the circumstances specified in subdivision (d) or under two or more of the circumstances specified in subdivision (e), upon a victim who is a minor 14 years of age or older shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole. If the person who was convicted was under 18 years of age at the time of the offense, he or she shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for 25 years to life. (m)AnyA person who is convicted of an offense specified in subdivision (n) under one of the circumstances specified in subdivision (e) against a minor 14 years of age or older shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for 25 years to life. (n) Subdivisions (l) and (m) shall apply to any of the following offenses: (1) Rape, in violation of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 261. (2) Spousal rape, in violation of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 262. (3) Rape, spousal rape, or sexual penetration, in concert, in violation of Section 264.1. (4) Sexual penetration, in violation of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 289. (5) Sodomy, in violation of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 286, or in violation of subdivision (d) of Section 286. (6) Oral copulation, in violation of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 288a, or in violation of subdivision (d) of Section 288a. (o) The penalties provided in this section shall apply only if the existence of any circumstance specified in subdivision (d) or (e) is alleged in the accusatory pleading pursuant to this section, and is either admitted by the defendant in open court or found to be true by the trier of fact.