Amended in Assembly April 13, 2016

Amended in Assembly March 17, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2052

Introduced by Assembly Member Williams

February 17, 2016

An act to add Section 597.8 to the Penal Code, relating to crimes.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2052, as amended, Williams. begin delete Animal cruelty. end delete begin insert Sentencing: animal abuse and cruelty. end insert

Existing law makes it a crime, punishable as specified, to commit various forms of animal abuse, including begin insert , among others, end insert maliciously or intentionally maiming or killing an animal and dogfighting.

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This bill would require, upon conviction of specified types of animal abuse but prior to sentencing, the court to order the person convicted to submit to a psychiatric or psychological examination, to be provided and paid for by the court. The bill would require the court to consider the result of the examination in determining a sentence.

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This bill would require a person sentenced for 2 or more current convictions for specified animal abuse and animal cruelty offenses to be sentenced to consecutive terms of imprisonment.

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By requiring consecutive terms of imprisonment in a county jail for certain convictions, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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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.

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This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert .

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

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begin insert SECTION 1. end insert   

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begin insert Section 597.8 is added to the end insert begin insert Penal Code end insert begin insert , to read: end insert

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begin insert 597.8. end insert   

A person sentenced for two or more current convictions
for the following offenses, in any combination, shall be sentenced
to consecutive terms of imprisonment:

(a) A violation of Section 597.

(b) A violation of Section 597.5.

(c) A violation of Section 597a.

(d) A violation of Section 597b.

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begin insert SEC. 2. end insert   

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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.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 597.8 is added to the Penal Code, to read:

597.8.  

Upon conviction pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) of
Section 597 or Section 597a, 597b, 597h, 597j, 597s, or 597.1, but
prior to sentencing, the court shall order the person convicted to
submit to a psychiatric or psychological examination. All
examinations shall be provided and paid for by the court. The
results of the examination shall be sent by the examining
psychologist or psychiatrist to the court and to the attorneys for
the prosecution and the defense. The court shall consider the results
of the examination in determining a sentence.

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