SB 1368: Penalty enhancements: alcohol and drugs.

Existing law provides sentence enhancements for specified conduct, including sex offenses involving minors, crimes against the blind, and impersonating an officer. Existing law enumerates certain crimes as serious felonies, including, among others, murder, mayhem, and lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14 years of age.

This bill would require that any person convicted of any serious felony, as specified, receive a one-year sentence enhancement if at the time of the offense that person was under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, as specified. The bill would require that the enhancement imposed be served consecutive to the punishment imposed for the underlying felony. By changing the punishment for certain crimes, the 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.