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SB 1275: Solicitation of minors.

  • Session Year: 2023-2024
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2024-03-18

Current Status:

Failed

(2024-04-04: April 9 hearing postponed by committee.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Enacted

Version:

Existing law makes it a crime to solicit a person that the solicitor knows or should have known is a minor to commit an act of prostitution, as specified.

This bill would allow for the prosecution of soliciting a minor to commit an act of prostitution when the offender believes the person to be a minor but the person is 18 years of age or older. By expanding the scope of an existing 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 makes unlawful sexual intercourse, defined as an act of sexual intercourse accomplished with a person who is not the spouse of the perpetrator, if the person is a minor, a crime and prescribes various terms of imprisonment and civil penalties or fines, depending on the age difference between the person committing the act and the victim. Existing law authorizes a district attorney to bring actions to recover civil penalties for the prosecution of unlawful sexual intercourse. Existing law makes it a crime to solicit a person that the solicitor knows or should have known is a minor to commit an act of prostitution, as specified. Existing law, the Sex Offender Registration Act, requires a person convicted of specified crimes to register with law enforcement as a sex offender while residing in California or while attending school or working in California, as specified.This bill would additionally authorize a city attorney, or any agency with the jurisdiction to prosecute misdemeanors or felonies, to bring actions to recover civil penalties for the prosecution of unlawful sexual intercourse, as specified. The bill would allow for the prosecution of soliciting a minor to commit an act of prostitution when the offender believes the person to be a minor but the person is 18 years of age or older. The bill would add the offenses of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor and soliciting a minor to commit an act of prostitution to the list of specified crimes that require a convicted person to register with law enforcement as a sex offender. By expanding the scope of an existing 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.

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