Prosecution time limits for the offense of trafficking a child, possession of child pornography, termination of parental rights after committing the offense of trafficking a child, criminal procedure, crime victim compensation, and providing a penalty

Under current law, the parental rights of a parent to his or her child may be terminated involuntarily on various grounds, including if the person commits a serious felony against one of his or her children. Under this bill, a parent's parental rights may be terminated involuntarily if the parent commits against any child the offense of trafficking of a child.

Under current law, in a criminal trial, if a person is accused of certain sex crimes, with certain exceptions the person may not introduce evidence concerning the complaining witness's prior sexual conduct or opinions of the witness's prior sexual conduct and reputation as to prior sexual conduct. This bill adds to the list of sex crimes that invoke this prohibition the following offenses: child enticement, soliciting a child for prostitution, and sexual intercourse with a child who is age 16 or older.

Under current law, a chief judge may authorize or approve an interception of wire, electronic, or oral communications by investigative or law enforcement officers if the interception may provide or has provided evidence of the commission of certain offenses including homicide, felony murder, kidnapping, commercial gambling, bribery, extortion, dealing in controlled substances, or certain computer crimes, or any conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing offenses. This bill adds to the list the following offenses: sexual exploitation of a child, trafficking of a child, child enticement, use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, and soliciting a child for prostitution.

Under current law, the Department of Justice provides compensation to victims of certain crimes. This bill adds to the list of crimes for which the victim may be compensated the following offenses: sexual exploitation of a child, incest with a child, use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, soliciting a child for prostitution, and sexual intercourse with a child who is age 16 or older.

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.