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Introduced
01/07/2013
01/07/2013
In Committee
07/01/2013
07/01/2013
Crossed Over
04/18/2013
04/18/2013
Passed
08/19/2013
08/19/2013
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
09/09/2013
09/09/2013
Introduced Session
2013-2014 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act to amend Sections 261 and 286 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
AI Summary
This bill amends existing California Penal Code sections related to sex crimes, specifically rape (Section 261) and sodomy (Section 286), to clarify and expand the definitions and circumstances under which these acts are considered criminal offenses, and it takes effect immediately as an urgency statute to protect the public from these dangers. The changes to Section 261 clarify that rape includes sexual intercourse with someone incapable of giving legal consent due to a mental disorder, developmental or physical disability, intoxication, unconsciousness, or being deceived into believing the perpetrator is someone else, or if the act is accomplished through threats of future retaliation or by falsely claiming to be a public official. Similarly, Section 286 is amended to detail various scenarios constituting sodomy, including acts against minors, acts accomplished through force, duress, menace, fear, threats of retaliation, or deception, and acts where the victim is unconscious or incapable of consent due to disability or intoxication, with specific sentencing provisions outlined for different aggravated circumstances, including when committed in concert with others or against victims under 14 years of age. The bill also clarifies that the prosecuting attorney must prove a victim's incapacity to consent due to a mental disorder or disability as an element of the crime, even if a conservatorship exists under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, which is a legal framework for mental health treatment and conservatorships.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (70)
Katcho Achadjian (R)*,
Steve Bradford (D)*,
Cristina Garcia (D)*,
Jimmy Gomez (D)*,
Jerry Hill (D)*,
Bonnie Lowenthal (D)*,
Holly Mitchell (D)*,
Das Williams (D)*,
Luis Alejo (D),
Tom Ammiano (D),
Joel Anderson (R),
Toni Atkins (D),
Tom Berryhill (R),
Frank Bigelow (R),
Marty Block (D),
Richard Bloom (D),
Robert Blumenfield (D),
Cheryl Brown (D),
Joan Buchanan (D),
Ian Calderon (D),
Anthony Cannella (R),
Rocky Chavez (R),
Connie Conway (R),
Brian Dahle (R),
Tom Daly (D),
Roger Dickinson (D),
Tim Donnelly (R),
James Frazier (D),
Jean Fuller (R),
Ted Gaines (R),
Mike Gatto (D),
Richard Gordon (D),
Jeff Gorell (R),
Shannon Grove (R),
Curt Hagman (R),
Isadore Hall (D),
Diane Harkey (R),
Chris Holden (D),
Bob Huff (R),
Hannah-Beth Jackson (D),
Brian Jones (R),
Stephen Knight (R),
Marc Levine (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Eric Linder (R),
Daniel Logue (R),
Brian Maienschein (D),
Allan Mansoor (R),
Melissa Melendez (R),
Mike Morrell (R),
Kevin Mullin (D),
Adrin Nazarian (D),
Brian Nestande (R),
Kristin Olsen (R),
Alex Padilla (D),
Jim Patterson (R),
Henry Perea (D),
John Perez (D),
Sharon Quirk-Silva (D),
Anthony Rendon (D),
Michael Rubio (D),
Nancy Skinner (D),
Mark Stone (D),
Phil Ting (D),
Donald Wagner (R),
Marie Waldron (R),
Mimi Walters (R),
Shirley Weber (D),
Scott Wilk (R),
Mark Wyland (R),
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 259, Statutes of 2013. (on 09/09/2013)
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