Bill Text: CA AB1570 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 1570 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Violent felonies.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2017-05-23 - From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a). [AB1570 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB1570-Amended.html

Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2017

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1570

Introduced by Assembly Member Travis Allen

February 17, 2017

~~An act relating to the California-Mexico border.~~ An act to amend Sections 667.1, 667.5, and 1170.125 of the Penal Code, relating to violent felonies.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1570, as amended, Travis Allen. ~~California and Mexico border.~~ Violent felonies.

Existing law, as amended by Proposition 21 as approved by the voters at the March 7, 2000, statewide primary election and by Proposition 83 at the November 7, 2006, statewide general election, classifies certain felonies as violent felonies for purposes of various criminal sentencing schemes. Existing law imposes an additional one-year term for a felony and a 3-year term for a violent felony for each prior separate prison term served for a violent felony. Existing law, as added by Proposition 184, adopted November 8, 1994, and amended by Proposition 36, adopted November 6, 2012, commonly known as the Three Strikes Law, also imposes additional years of imprisonment in state prison on a person who commits a violent felony and has been convicted of, or who has a prior conviction for, a violent felony. The Legislature may amend the above-specified initiative statutes by a statute passed in each house by a ²/₃ vote.
This bill would additionally define as violent felonies assault with a deadly weapon or force likely to cause great injury, domestic violence, child abuse, hate crimes, human trafficking involving a minor, and exploding a destructive device, among other crimes, as specified, thereby amending Proposition 36 by adding to the list of violent felonies that can be prosecuted as a 3rd strike. By changing the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law establishes the California-Mexico Border Relations Council in state government, and prescribes the membership and functions and duties of the council with respect to coordinating the activities of state agencies, including environmental agencies, that are related to cross-border programs, initiatives, projects, and partnerships that exist within state agencies, and state and local efforts that are of concern between California and Mexico. Existing law also authorizes the Office of California-Mexico Affairs to develop better relations with Mexico by coordinating with state agencies to foster economic cooperation.
~~It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address border policy between California and Mexico.~~

Vote: ~~MAJORITY~~2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NOYES

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 667.1 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

667.1.

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (h) of Section 667, for all offenses committed on or after November 7, 2012, but before January 1, 2018, all references to existing statutes in subdivisions (c) to (g), inclusive, of Section 667, are to those statutes as they ~~existed~~ read on November 7, 2012.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (h) of Section 667, for all offenses committed on or after January 1, 2018, all references to existing statutes in subdivisions (c) to (g), inclusive, of Section 667, are to those statutes as they read on January 1, 2018.

SEC. 2.

Section 667.5 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

667.5.

Enhancement of prison terms for new offenses because of prior prison terms shall be imposed as follows:

(a) ~~Where~~ If one of the new offenses is one of the violent felonies specified in subdivision (c), in addition to and consecutive to any other prison terms therefor, the court shall impose a three-year term for each prior separate prison term served by the defendant ~~where~~ if the prior offense was one of the violent felonies specified in subdivision (c). However, no additional term shall be imposed under this subdivision for any prison term served prior to a period of 10 years in which the defendant remained free of both prison custody and the commission of an offense which results in a felony conviction.

(b) Except ~~where~~ if subdivision (a) applies, ~~where~~ if the new offense is any felony for which a prison sentence or a sentence of imprisonment in a county jail under subdivision (h) of Section 1170 is imposed or is not suspended, in addition and consecutive to any other sentence therefor, the court shall impose a one-year term for each prior separate prison term or county jail term imposed under subdivision (h) of Section 1170 or ~~when~~ if the sentence is not suspended for any ~~felony; provided that no~~ felony. An additional term shall not be imposed under this subdivision for any prison term or county jail term imposed under subdivision (h) of Section 1170 or ~~when~~ if the sentence is not suspended prior to a period of five years in which the defendant remained free of both the commission of an offense which results in a felony conviction, and prison custody or the imposition of a term of jail custody imposed under subdivision (h) of Section 1170 or any felony sentence that is not suspended. A term imposed under ~~the provisions of~~ paragraph (5) of subdivision (h) of Section 1170, wherein a portion of the term is suspended by the court to allow mandatory supervision, shall qualify as a prior county jail term for the purposes of the one-year enhancement.

(1) Murder or voluntary manslaughter.

(2) Mayhem.

(3) Rape as defined in paragraph (2) or (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 261 or paragraph (1) or (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 262.

(4) Sodomy as defined in subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 286.

(5) Oral copulation as defined in subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 288a.

(6) Lewd or lascivious act as defined in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 288.

(7) Any felony punishable by death or imprisonment in the state prison for life.

(8) Any felony in which the defendant inflicts great bodily injury on any person other than an accomplice which has been charged and proved as provided for in Section 12022.7, 12022.8, or 12022.9 on or after July 1, 1977, or as specified prior to July 1, 1977, in Sections 213, 264, and 461, or any felony in which the defendant uses a firearm which use has been charged and proved as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 12022.3, or Section 12022.5 or 12022.55.

(9) Any robbery.

(10) Arson, in violation of subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 451.

(11) Sexual penetration as defined in subdivision (a) or (j) of Section 289.

(12) Attempted murder.

(13) A violation of Section 18745, 18750, or 18755.

(14) Kidnapping.

(15) Assault with the intent to commit a specified felony, in violation of Section 220.

(16) Continuous sexual abuse of a child, in violation of Section 288.5.

(17) Carjacking, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 215.

(18) Rape, spousal rape, or sexual penetration, in concert, in violation of Section 264.1.

(19) Extortion, as defined in Section 518, which would constitute a felony violation of Section 186.22.

(20) Threats to victims or witnesses, as defined in Section 136.1, which would constitute a felony violation of Section 186.22.

(21) Any burglary of the first degree, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 460, wherein it is charged and proved that another person, other than an accomplice, was present in the residence during the commission of the burglary.

(22) Any violation of Section 12022.53.

(23) Assault with a deadly weapon in violation of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 245, if a felony.
(24) Assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury in violation of paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 245, if a felony.
(25) Discharging a firearm in violation of Section 246, if a felony.
(26) Domestic violence resulting in a traumatic condition in violation of Section 273.5, if a felony.
(27) Inflicting a cruel or inhuman corporal punishment or injury on a child in violation of Section 273d, if a felony.
(28) A hate crime punishable pursuant to Section 422.7, if a felony.
(29) Arson or a structure or forest land in violation of subdivision (c) of Section 451, if the arson causes physical injury.
(30) Human trafficking of a minor in violation of subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of Section 236.1.
(31) Possessing, exploding, or igniting a destructive device in violation of Section 18740.
(32) Assault on a peace officer in violation of Section 241.4, if a felony.
(33) Battery in violation of subdivision (d) of Section 243, if a felony.
(34) Solicitation to commit murder in violation of Section 653f.
(35) Burglary in violation of Section 459, if a felony.
(36) Active participation in a criminal street gang, in violation of subdivision (a) of Section 186.22, if a felony.
~~(23)~~

(37) A violation of subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 11418. ~~The~~

The Legislature finds and declares that these specified crimes merit special consideration when imposing a sentence to display society’s condemnation for these extraordinary crimes of violence against the person.

(d) For the purposes of this section, the defendant shall be deemed to remain in prison custody for an offense until the official discharge from custody, including any period of mandatory supervision, or until release on parole or postrelease community supervision, whichever first occurs, including any time during which the defendant remains subject to reimprisonment or custody in county jail for escape from custody or is reimprisoned on revocation of parole or postrelease community supervision. The additional penalties provided for prior prison terms shall not be imposed unless they are charged and admitted or found true in the action for the new offense.

(e) The additional penalties provided for prior prison terms shall not be imposed for any felony for which the defendant did not serve a prior separate term in state prison or in county jail under subdivision (h) of Section 1170.

(f) A prior conviction of a felony shall include a conviction in another jurisdiction for an offense which, if committed in California, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison or in county jail under subdivision (h) of Section 1170 if the defendant served one year or more in prison for the offense in the other jurisdiction. A prior conviction of a particular felony shall include a conviction in another jurisdiction for an offense which includes all of the elements of the particular felony as defined under California law if the defendant served one year or more in prison for the offense in the other jurisdiction.

(g) A prior separate prison term for the purposes of this section shall mean a continuous completed period of prison incarceration imposed for the particular offense alone or in combination with concurrent or consecutive sentences for other crimes, including any reimprisonment on revocation of parole which is not accompanied by a new commitment to prison, and including any reimprisonment after an escape from incarceration.

(h) Serving a prison term includes any confinement time in any state prison or federal penal institution as punishment for commission of an offense, including confinement in a hospital or other institution or facility credited as service of prison time in the jurisdiction of the confinement.

(i) For the purposes of this section, a commitment to the State Department of Mental Health, or its successor the State Department of State Hospitals, as a mentally disordered sex offender following a conviction of a felony, which commitment exceeds one year in duration, shall be deemed a prior prison term.

(j) For the purposes of this section, when a person subject to the custody, control, and discipline of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is incarcerated at a facility operated by the Division of Juvenile Justice, that incarceration shall be deemed to be a term served in state prison.

(k) (1) Notwithstanding subdivisions (d) and (g) or any other provision of law, where one of the new offenses is committed while the defendant is temporarily removed from prison pursuant to Section 2690 or while the defendant is transferred to a community facility pursuant to Section 3416, 6253, or 6263, or while the defendant is on furlough pursuant to Section 6254, the defendant shall be subject to the full enhancements provided for in this section.

(2) This subdivision ~~shall~~ does not apply ~~when~~ if a full, separate, and consecutive term is imposed pursuant to any other provision of law.

SEC. 3.

Section 1170.125 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

1170.125.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 2 of Proposition 184, as adopted at the November 8, 1994, General Election, for all offenses committed on or after November 7, 2012, but before January 1, 2018, all references to existing statutes in Sections 1170.12 and 1170.126 are to those sections as they ~~existed~~ read on November 7, 2012.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 2 of Proposition 184, as adopted at the November 8, 1994, General Election, for all offenses committed on or after January 1, 2018, all references to existing statutes in Sections 1170.12 and 1170.126 are to those sections as they read on January 1, 2018.

SEC. 4.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.

SECTION 1.
~~It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address border policy between California and Mexico.~~