{"id":1157,"date":"2022-03-24T11:04:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T11:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/statutes-california-laws\/?page_id=1157"},"modified":"2022-05-20T23:45:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T23:45:44","slug":"sb-81-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/california-statutes\/sb-81-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SB 81"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-e878f05c31dff72941bf1e49a00d9ff5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Currrent as of February 4, 2022<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l14w03q0-4126419ca7ac85b9e0989cefa211dc50\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-l14w03q0-4126419ca7ac85b9e0989cefa211dc50 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:19px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l14w03q0-4126419ca7ac85b9e0989cefa211dc50 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 id=\"bill_num_title_chap\"><b>Senate Bill No. 81<\/b><\/h1>\n<h2 id=\"chap_num_title_chap\">CHAPTER 721<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">An act to amend Section 1385 of the Penal Code, relating to sentencing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[\u00a0Approved by\u00a0Governor\u00a0\u00a0October\u00a008,\u00a02021.\u00a0Filed with\u00a0Secretary of State\u00a0\u00a0October\u00a008,\u00a02021.\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL&#8217;S DIGEST<\/p>\n<p>SB 81, Skinner. Sentencing: dismissal of enhancements.<\/p>\n<p>Existing law generally authorizes a court to dismiss an action or to strike or dismiss an enhancement in the furtherance of justice.<\/p>\n<p>This bill would, except as specified, require a court to dismiss an enhancement if it is in the furtherance of justice to do so. The bill would require a court to consider and afford great weight to evidence offered by the defendant to prove that specified mitigating circumstances are present. The bill would provide that proof of the presence of one or more specified mitigating circumstances weighs greatly in favor of dismissing an enhancement, unless the court finds that dismissal would endanger public safety, as defined.<\/p>\n<p>Vote:\u00a0majority\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Appropriation:\u00a0no\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fiscal Committee:\u00a0yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Local Program:\u00a0no<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECTION 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Section 1385 of the Penal Code is amended to read:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1385.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a)\u00a0The judge or magistrate may, either on motion of the court or upon the application of the prosecuting attorney, and in furtherance of justice, order an action to be dismissed. The reasons for the dismissal shall be stated orally on the record. The court shall also set forth the reasons in an order entered upon the minutes if requested by either party or in any case in which the proceedings are not being recorded electronically or reported by a court reporter. A dismissal shall not be made for any cause that would be ground of demurrer to the accusatory pleading.<\/p>\n<p>(b)\u00a0(1)\u00a0If the court has the authority pursuant to subdivision (a) to strike or dismiss an enhancement, the court may instead strike the additional punishment for that enhancement in the furtherance of justice in compliance with subdivision (a).<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0This subdivision does not authorize the court to strike the additional punishment for any enhancement that cannot be stricken or dismissed pursuant to subdivision (a).<\/p>\n<p>(c)\u00a0(1)\u00a0Notwithstanding any other law, the court shall dismiss an enhancement if it is in the furtherance of justice to do so, except if dismissal of that enhancement is prohibited by any initiative statute.<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0In exercising its discretion under this subdivision, the court shall consider and afford great weight to evidence offered by the defendant to prove that any of the mitigating circumstances in subparagraphs (A) to (I) are present. Proof of the presence of one or more of these circumstances weighs greatly in favor of dismissing the enhancement, unless the court finds that dismissal of the enhancement would endanger public safety. \u201cEndanger public safety\u201d means there is a likelihood that the dismissal of the enhancement would result in physical injury or other serious danger to others.<\/p>\n<p>(3)\u00a0While the court may exercise its discretion at sentencing, nothing in this subdivision shall prevent a court from exercising its discretion before, during, or after trial or entry of plea.<\/p>\n<p>(A)\u00a0Application of the enhancement would result in a discriminatory racial impact as described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 745.<\/p>\n<p>(B)\u00a0Multiple enhancements are alleged in a single case. In this instance, all enhancements beyond a single enhancement shall be dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>(C)\u00a0The application of an enhancement could result in a sentence of over 20 years. In this instance, the enhancement shall be dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>(D)\u00a0The current offense is connected to mental illness.<\/p>\n<p>(E)\u00a0The current offense is connected to prior victimization or childhood trauma.<\/p>\n<p>(F)\u00a0The current offense is not a violent felony as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5.<\/p>\n<p>(G)\u00a0The defendant was a juvenile when they committed the current offense or any prior juvenile adjudication that triggers the enhancement or enhancements applied in this case.<\/p>\n<p>(H)\u00a0The enhancement is based on a prior conviction that is over five years old.<\/p>\n<p>(I)\u00a0Though a firearm was used in the current offense, it was inoperable or unloaded.<\/p>\n<p>(4)\u00a0The circumstances listed in paragraph (2) are not exclusive and the court maintains authority to dismiss or strike an enhancement in accordance with subdivision (a).<\/p>\n<p>(5)\u00a0For the purposes of subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2), a mental illness is a mental disorder as identified in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, including, but not limited to, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or post-traumatic stress disorder, but excluding antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, and pedophilia. A court may conclude that a defendant\u2019s mental illness was connected to the offense if, after reviewing any relevant and credible evidence, including, but not limited to, police reports, preliminary hearing transcripts, witness statements, statements by the defendant\u2019s mental health treatment provider, medical records, records or reports by qualified medical experts, or evidence that the defendant displayed symptoms consistent with the relevant mental disorder at or near the time of the offense, the court concludes that the defendant\u2019s mental illness substantially contributed to the defendant\u2019s involvement in the commission of the offense.<\/p>\n<p>(6)\u00a0For the purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the following meanings:<\/p>\n<p>(A)\u00a0\u201cChildhood trauma\u201d means that as a minor the person experienced physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, physical or emotional neglect. A court may conclude that a defendant\u2019s childhood trauma was connected to the offense if, after reviewing any relevant and credible evidence, including, but not limited to, police reports, preliminary hearing transcripts, witness statements, medical records, or records or reports by qualified medical experts, the court concludes that the defendant\u2019s childhood trauma substantially contributed to the defendant\u2019s involvement in the commission of the offense.<\/p>\n<p>(B)\u00a0\u201cPrior victimization\u201d means the person was a victim of intimate partner violence, sexual violence, or human trafficking, or the person has experienced psychological or physical trauma, including, but not limited to, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or sexual violence. A court may conclude that a defendant\u2019s prior victimization was connected to the offense if, after reviewing any relevant and credible evidence, including, but not limited to, police reports, preliminary hearing transcripts, witness statements, medical records, or records or reports by qualified medical experts, the court concludes that the defendant\u2019s prior victimization substantially contributed to the defendant\u2019s involvement in the commission of the offense.<\/p>\n<p>(7)\u00a0This subdivision shall apply to sentencings occurring after the effective date of the act that added this subdivision.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>SB 81<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":2019,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1157","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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