AB 136

Under current law, a person who is convicted of the crime of having sexual

intercourse with a person under the age of 12 is guilty of a Class B felony, is subject

to a term of imprisonment (which generally includes a term of confinement in prison

followed by a term of extended supervision) of up to 60 years, and must be sentenced

to a mandatory minimum term of confinement in prison of at least 25 years. Also

under current law, a person who is convicted of the crime of having sexual intercourse

or sexual contact with a person under the age of 13 that results in great bodily harm

is guilty of a Class A felony, which has a penalty of life imprisonment, and must be

sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of confinement in prison of at least 25

years. This bill changes the classification of the first crime to a Class A felony and

changes the sentence for both sexual assaults to lifetime confinement in prison

without the possibility of extended supervision.

Under current law, a person who is convicted of the crime of intentional

homicide is guilty of a Class A felony, which has a penalty of life imprisonment.

Under this bill, if the victim was under the age of 18 years old, the sentence is lifetime

confinement in prison without the possibility of extended supervision.

Also, under current law, a person over the age of 18 who is convicted of the crime

of possessing child pornography must serve a mandatory minimum term of

confinement in prison of at least three years. This bill increases the mandatory

minimum term of confinement to 12 years.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,

the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a

report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to

result if the bill is enacted.