Amended in Senate May 7, 2014

Amended in Senate April 10, 2014

Amended in Senate March 5, 2014

Senate BillNo. 838


Introduced by Senator Beall

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(Coauthors: Senators Anderson and Cannella)

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(begin deleteCoauthor: Assembly Member end deletebegin insertCoauthors: Assembly Members: Garcia, Gonzalez, Gorell,end insert Maienscheinbegin insert, Quirk-Silva, and Waldronend insert)

January 6, 2014


An act to add Section 290.1 to the Penal Code, and to amend Sectionsbegin delete 676 and 707end deletebegin insert 676, 730, and 790end insert of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating tobegin delete juveniles.end deletebegin insert crimes.end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 838, as amended, Beall. begin deleteJuveniles.end deletebegin insertCrimes: Sex offenses: juvenile hearings.end insert

Existing law makes it an offense for a person to willfully threaten to commit a crime which will result in death or great bodily injury to another person, with the specific intent that the statement, made verbally, in writing, or by means of an electronic communication device, is to be taken as a threat, and causes that person reasonably to be in fear for his or her own safety or for his or her immediate family’s safety. Existing law makes it an offense for a person who uses a concealed camcorder, motion picture camera, or photographic camera of any type, to secretly videotape, film, photograph, or record by electronic means, another, identifiable person who may be in a state of full or partial undress, for the purpose of viewing the body of, or the undergarments worn by, that other person, without the consent or knowledge of that other person, in any area in which that other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, with the intent to invade the privacy of that other person.

This bill would require additional penalties if a person convicted ofbegin insert or adjudicated to have committedend insert specified sex offenses, who, with the intent tobegin delete identify,end delete intimidate, harass, humiliate, or bully the victim, uses social media, including, but not limited to, posting photos online or sharing cellular telephone photos of the incident that resulted in the conviction, or posting messages online or sharing cellular telephone messages pertaining to the incident that resulted in the conviction. The bill would provide for imposition of an additional year of incarceration, or a fine not exceeding $10,000, or both, if the sex offense conviction was for a felony, and would provide for imposition of an additional fine not exceeding $5,000 if the sex offense conviction was for a misdemeanor.

By creating enhancements for existing crimes, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

Under existing law, as amended by Proposition 21, an initiative statute approved by the voters at the March 7, 2000, statewide primary election, juvenile court hearings are closed to the public, except for juvenile court hearings alleging the commission of specified felonies. The Legislature may amend Proposition 21 by a statute passed in each house by a 23 vote.

This bill would add to that list of felonies, to which the public may be admitted for the hearing, certain sex offenses accomplished because the person is prevented from resisting due to being rendered unconscious by any intoxicating, anesthetizing, or controlled substance, or when the victim is at the time incapable, because of a disability, of giving consent, and this is known or reasonably should be known to the person committing the offense.begin delete The bill would also add to that list of felonies additional specified sex offenses and a sexual offense where the offender used social media to identify, intimidate, harass, humiliate, or bully the victim.end delete

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Existing law provides that any person under 18 years of age who commits a crime is within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, except as specified. Existing law, as amended by Proposition 21, enumerates certain crimes for which a minor 14 years of age or older may be prosecuted under the general law in a court of criminal jurisdiction.

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This bill would add to that list of crimes, for which a minor 14 years of age or older may be prosecuted under the general law in a court of criminal jurisdiction, certain sex offenses accomplished because the person is prevented from resisting due to being rendered unconscious by any intoxicating, anesthetizing, or controlled substance, or when the victim is at the time incapable, because of a disability, of giving consent, and this is known or reasonably should be known to the person committing the offense, and a sexual offense where the offender used social media to identify, intimidate, harass, humiliate, or bully the victim.

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Existing law provides that when a minor is adjudged a ward of the court, as specified, the court may order any of certain types of treatment, and as an additional alternative, may commit the minor to a juvenile home, ranch, camp, or forestry camp, or the county juvenile hall, as specified.

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This bill would require the court, when a minor is adjudged a ward of the court for specified reasons, including, among others, the commission of certain sex offenses accomplished because the person is prevented from resisting due to being rendered unconscious by any intoxicating, anesthetizing, or controlled substance, or when the victim is at the time incapable, because of a disability, of giving consent, and this is known or reasonably should be known to the person committing the offense, to order the minor to out-of-home placement for a minimum of 2 years. The bill would provide that the placement may include commitment of the minor to a juvenile hall, juvenile home, ranch, camp, any institution operated by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities, or any other placement authorized by law, where the minor would receive treatment appropriate to the circumstances of his or her offense, including, but not limited to, sex offender treatment.

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Existing law authorizes deferral of judgment for certain minors who have committed felony offenses if specified criteria are met.

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This bill would add to those criteria that the offense charged is not rape, sodomy, oral copulation, or an act of sexual penetration, as specified, when the victim was prevented from resisting due to being rendered unconscious by any intoxicating, anesthetizing, or controlled substance, or when the victim was at the time incapable, because of mental disorder or developmental or physical disability, of giving consent, and that was known or reasonably should have been known to the minor at the time of the offense.

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Because this bill would amend Proposition 21, it would require a 23 vote.

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.

Vote: 23. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.

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

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SECTION 1.  

This act shall be known, and may be cited, as
2Audrie’s Law.

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SEC. 2.  

Section 290.1 is added to the Penal Code, to read:

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290.1.  

(a) A person convicted ofbegin insert or adjudicated to have
5committedend insert
a sex offense listed in subdivision (c) of Section 290
6who, with the intent tobegin delete identify,end delete intimidate, harass, humiliate, or
7bully the victim, uses social media, including, but not limited to,
8posting photos online or sharing cellular telephone photos of the
9incident that resulted in the conviction or posting messages online
10or sharing cellular telephone messages pertaining to the incident
11shall, in addition to any other punishment imposed for that
12conviction, be punished by an additional term of incarceration or
13additional fine pursuant to subdivision (b).

14(b) (1) If the conviction for the offense listed in subdivision (c)
15of Section 290 is for a felony, the offender shall be punished by
16an additional consecutive year in prison, or by a fine not exceeding
17ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both imprisonment and that
18fine.

19(2) If the conviction for the offense listed in subdivision (c) of
20Section 290 is for a misdemeanor, the offender shall be punished
21by an additional fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000).

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SEC. 3.  

Section 676 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is
23amended to read:

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676.  

(a) Unless requested by the minor concerning whom the
25petition has been filed and any parent or guardian present, the
26public shall not be admitted to a juvenile court hearing. Nothing
27in this section shall preclude the attendance of up to two family
28members of a prosecuting witness for the support of that witness,
29as authorized by Section 868.5 of the Penal Code. The judge or
30referee may nevertheless admit those persons he or she deems to
P5    1have a direct and legitimate interest in the particular case or the
2work of the court. However, except as provided in subdivision (b),
3members of the public shall be admitted, on the same basis as they
4may be admitted to trials in a court of criminal jurisdiction, to
5hearings concerning petitions filed pursuant to Section 602 alleging
6that a minor is a person described in Section 602 by reason of the
7violation of any one of the following offenses:

8(1) Murder.

9(2) Arson of an inhabited building.

10(3) Robbery while armed with a dangerous or deadly weapon.

11(4) Rape with force or violence, threat of great bodily harm, or
12when the person is prevented from resisting due to being rendered
13unconscious by any intoxicating, anesthetizing, or controlled
14substance, or when the victim is at the time incapable, because of
15 a disability, of giving consent, and this is known or reasonably
16should be known to the person committing the offense.

17(5) Sodomy by force, violence, duress, menace, threat of great
18bodily harm, or when the person is prevented from resisting due
19to being rendered unconscious by any intoxicating, anesthetizing,
20or controlled substance, or when the victim is at the time incapable,
21because of a disability, of giving consent, and this is known or
22reasonably should be known to the person committing the offense.

23(6) Oral copulation by force, violence, duress, menace, threat
24of great bodily harm, or when the person is prevented from resisting
25due to being rendered unconscious by any intoxicating,
26anesthetizing, or controlled substance, or when the victim is at the
27time incapable, because of a disability, of giving consent, and this
28is known or reasonably should be known to the person committing
29the offense.

30(7) Any offense specified in subdivision (a) or (e) of Section
31289 of the Penal Code.

32(8) Kidnapping for ransom.

33(9) Kidnapping for purpose of robbery.

34(10) Kidnapping with bodily harm.

35(11) Assault with intent to murder or attempted murder.

36(12) Assault with a firearm or destructive device.

37(13) Assault by any means of force likely to produce great bodily
38injury.

39(14) Discharge of a firearm into an inhabited dwelling or
40occupied building.

P6    1(15) Any offense described in Section 1203.09 of the Penal
2Code.

3(16) Any offense described in Section 12022.5 or 12022.53 of
4the Penal Code.

5(17) Any felony offense in which a minor personally used a
6weapon described in any provision listed in Section 16590 of the
7Penal Code.

8(18) Burglary of an inhabited dwelling house or trailer coach,
9as defined in Section 635 of the Vehicle Code, or the inhabited
10portion of any other building, if the minor previously has been
11adjudged a ward of the court by reason of the commission of any
12offense listed in this section, including an offense listed in this
13paragraph.

14(19) Any felony offense described in Section 136.1 or 137 of
15the Penal Code.

16(20) Any offense as specified in Sections 11351, 11351.5,
1711352, 11378, 11378.5, 11379, and 11379.5 of the Health and
18Safety Code.

19(21) Criminal street gang activity which constitutes a felony
20pursuant to Section 186.22 of the Penal Code.

21(22) Manslaughter as specified in Section 192 of the Penal Code.

22(23) Driveby shooting or discharge of a weapon from or at a
23 motor vehicle as specified in Sections 246, 247, and 26100 of the
24Penal Code.

25(24) Any crime committed with an assault weapon, as defined
26in Section 30510 of the Penal Code, including possession of an
27assault weapon as specified in Section 30605 of the Penal Code.

28(25) Carjacking, while armed with a dangerous or deadly
29weapon.

30(26) Kidnapping, in violation of Section 209.5 of the Penal
31Code.

32(27) Torture, as described in Sections 206 and 206.1 of the Penal
33Code.

34(28) Aggravated mayhem, in violation of Section 205 of the
35Penal Code.

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36(29) Any offense specified in subdivision (c) of Section 290.

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37(30) Any sex offense in which the offender uses social media,
38including, but not limited to, posting online photos and messages
39or sharing cellular photos or messages of the incident, to identify,
40intimidate, harass, humiliate, or bully the victim.

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P7    1(b) Where the petition filed alleges that the minor is a person
2described in Section 602 by reason of the commission of rape with
3force or violence or great bodily harm; sodomy by force, violence,
4duress, menace, threat of great bodily harm, or when the person
5is prevented from resisting by any intoxicating, anesthetizing, or
6controlled substance, or when the victim is at the time incapable,
7because of mental disorder or developmental or physical disability,
8of giving consent, and this is known or reasonably should be known
9to the person committing the offense; oral copulation by force,
10violence, duress, menace, threat of great bodily harm, or when the
11person is prevented from resisting by any intoxicating,
12anesthetizing, or controlled substance, or when the victim is at the
13time incapable, because of mental disorder or developmental or
14physical disability, of giving consent, and this is known or
15reasonably should be known to the person committing the offense;
16 any offense specified in Section 289begin delete or subdivision (c) of Section
17290end delete
of the Penal Code,begin delete or when the victim of a sexual offense is
18then identified, intimidated, harassed, humiliated, or bullied
19through social media, the use of smart phone photographs, or text
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members of the public shall not be admitted to the
21hearing in either of the following instances:

22(1) Upon a motion for a closed hearing by the district attorney,
23who shall make the motion if so requested by the victim.

24(2) During the victim’s testimony, if, at the time of the offense
25the victim was under 16 years of age.

26(c) The name of a minor found to have committed one of the
27offenses listed in subdivision (a) shall not be confidential, unless
28 the court, for good cause, so orders. As used in this subdivision,
29“good cause” shall be limited to protecting the personal safety of
30the minor, a victim, or a member of the public. The court shall
31make a written finding, on the record, explaining why good cause
32exists to make the name of the minor confidential.

33(d) Notwithstanding Sections 827 and 828 and subject to
34subdivisions (e) and (f), when a petition is sustained for any offense
35listed in subdivision (a), the charging petition, the minutes of the
36proceeding, and the orders of adjudication and disposition of the
37court that are contained in the court file shall be available for public
38inspection. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to
39authorize public access to any other documents in the court file.

P8    1(e) The probation officer or any party may petition the juvenile
2court to prohibit disclosure to the public of any file or record. The
3juvenile court shall prohibit the disclosure if it appears that the
4harm to the minor, victims, witnesses, or public from the public
5disclosure outweighs the benefit of public knowledge. However,
6the court shall not prohibit disclosure for the benefit of the minor
7unless the court makes a written finding that the reason for the
8prohibition is to protect the safety of the minor.

9(f) Nothing in this section shall be applied to limit the disclosure
10of information as otherwise provided for by law.

11(g) The juvenile court shall for each day that the court is in
12session, post in a conspicuous place which is accessible to the
13general public, a written list of hearings that are open to the general
14public pursuant to this section, the location of those hearings, and
15the time when the hearings will be held.

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SEC. 4.  

Section 707 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is
17amended to read:

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707.  

(a) (1) In any case in which a minor is alleged to be a
19person described in subdivision (a) of Section 602 by reason of
20the violation, when he or she was 16 years of age or older, of any
21criminal statute or ordinance except those listed in subdivision (b),
22upon motion of the petitioner made prior to the attachment of
23jeopardy the court shall cause the probation officer to investigate
24and submit a report on the behavioral patterns and social history
25of the minor being considered for a determination of unfitness.
26Following submission and consideration of the report, and of any
27other relevant evidence that the petitioner or the minor may wish
28to submit, the juvenile court may find that the minor is not a fit
29and proper subject to be dealt with under the juvenile court law if
30it concludes that the minor would not be amenable to the care,
31treatment, and training program available through the facilities of
32the juvenile court, based upon an evaluation of the following
33criteria:

34(A) The degree of criminal sophistication exhibited by the minor.

35(B) Whether the minor can be rehabilitated prior to the
36expiration of the juvenile court’s jurisdiction.

37(C) The minor’s previous delinquent history.

38(D) Success of previous attempts by the juvenile court to
39rehabilitate the minor.

P9    1(E) The circumstances and gravity of the offense alleged in the
2petition to have been committed by the minor.

3A determination that the minor is not a fit and proper subject to
4be dealt with under the juvenile court law may be based on any
5one or a combination of the factors set forth above, which shall be
6recited in the order of unfitness. In any case in which a hearing
7has been noticed pursuant to this section, the court shall postpone
8the taking of a plea to the petition until the conclusion of the fitness
9hearing, and no plea that may have been entered already shall
10constitute evidence at the hearing.

11(2) (A) This paragraph shall apply to a minor alleged to be a
12person described in Section 602 by reason of the violation, when
13he or she has attained 16 years of age, of any felony offense when
14the minor has been declared to be a ward of the court pursuant to
15Section 602 on one or more prior occasions if both of the following
16apply:

17(i) The minor has previously been found to have committed two
18or more felony offenses.

19(ii) The offenses upon which the prior petition or petitions were
20based were committed when the minor had attained 14 years of
21age.

22(B) Upon motion of the petitioner made prior to the attachment
23of jeopardy the court shall cause the probation officer to investigate
24and submit a report on the behavioral patterns and social history
25of the minor being considered for a determination of unfitness.
26Following submission and consideration of the report, and of any
27other relevant evidence that the petitioner or the minor may wish
28to submit, the minor shall be presumed to be not a fit and proper
29subject to be dealt with under the juvenile court law unless the
30juvenile court concludes, based upon evidence, which evidence
31may be of extenuating or mitigating circumstances, that the minor
32would be amenable to the care, treatment, and training program
33available through the facilities of the juvenile court based upon an
34evaluation of the following criteria:

35(i) The degree of criminal sophistication exhibited by the minor.

36(ii) Whether the minor can be rehabilitated prior to the expiration
37of the juvenile court’s jurisdiction.

38(iii) The minor’s previous delinquent history.

39(iv) Success of previous attempts by the juvenile court to
40rehabilitate the minor.

P10   1(v) The circumstances and gravity of the offense alleged in the
2petition to have been committed by the minor.

3A determination that the minor is a fit and proper subject to be
4dealt with under the juvenile court law shall be based on a finding
5of amenability after consideration of the criteria set forth above,
6and findings therefore recited in the order as to each of the above
7criteria that the minor is fit and proper under each and every one
8of the above criteria. In making a finding of fitness, the court may
9consider extenuating and mitigating circumstances in evaluating
10each of the above criteria. In any case in which the hearing has
11been noticed pursuant to this section, the court shall postpone the
12taking of a plea to the petition until the conclusion of the fitness
13hearing and no plea which may have been entered already shall
14constitute evidence at the hearing. If the minor is found to be a fit
15and proper subject to be dealt with under the juvenile court law
16pursuant to this subdivision, the minor shall be committed to
17placement in a juvenile hall, ranch camp, forestry camp, boot camp,
18or secure juvenile home pursuant to Section 730, or in any
19institution operated by the Department of Corrections and
20Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities.

21(3) If, pursuant to this subdivision, the minor is found to be not
22a fit and proper subject for juvenile court treatment and is tried in
23a court of criminal jurisdiction and found guilty by the trier of fact,
24the judge may commit the minor to the Department of Corrections
25and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities, in lieu of
26sentencing the minor to the state prison, unless the limitations
27specified in Section 1732.6 apply.

28(b) Subdivision (c) shall be applicable in any case in which a
29minor is alleged to be a person described in Section 602 by reason
30of the violation of one of the following offenses:

31(1) Murder.

32(2) Arson, as provided in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 451
33of the Penal Code.

34(3) Robbery.

35(4) Rape with force, violence, threat of great bodily harm, or
36when the person is prevented from resisting due to being rendered
37 unconscious by any intoxicating, anesthetizing, or controlled
38substance, or when the victim is at the time incapable, because of
39a disability, of giving consent, and this is known or reasonably
40should be known to the person committing the offense.

P11   1(5) Sodomy by force, violence, duress, menace, threat of great
2bodily harm, or when the person is prevented from resisting due
3to being rendered unconscious by any intoxicating, anesthetizing,
4or controlled substance, or when the victim is at the time incapable,
5because of a disability, of giving consent, and this is known or
6reasonably should be known to the person committing the offense.

7(6) A lewd or lascivious act as provided in subdivision (b) of
8Section 288 of the Penal Code, or when the person is prevented
9from resisting due to being rendered unconscious by any
10intoxicating, anesthetizing, or controlled substance, or when the
11victim is at the time incapable, because of a disability, of giving
12consent, and this is known or reasonably should be known to the
13person committing the offense.

14(7) Oral copulation by force, violence, duress, menace, threat
15of great bodily harm, or when the person is prevented from resisting
16due to being rendered unconscious by any intoxicating,
17anesthetizing, or controlled substance, or when the victim is at the
18time incapable, because of a disability, of giving consent, and this
19is known or reasonably should be known to the person committing
20the offense.

21(8) An offense specified in subdivision (a) or (e) of Section 289
22of the Penal Code.

23(9) Kidnapping for ransom.

24(10) Kidnapping for purposes of robbery.

25(11) Kidnapping with bodily harm.

26(12) Attempted murder.

27(13) Assault with a firearm or destructive device.

28(14) Assault by any means of force likely to produce great bodily
29injury.

30(15) Discharge of a firearm into an inhabited or occupied
31building.

32(16) An offense described in Section 1203.09 of the Penal Code.

33(17) An offense described in Section 12022.5 or 12022.53 of
34the Penal Code.

35(18) A felony offense in which the minor personally used a
36weapon described in any provision listed in Section 16590 of the
37Penal Code.

38(19) A felony offense described in Section 136.1 or 137 of the
39Penal Code.

P12   1(20) Manufacturing, compounding, or selling one-half ounce
2or more of a salt or solution of a controlled substance specified in
3subdivision (e) of Section 11055 of the Health and Safety Code.

4(21) A violent felony, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section
5667.5 of the Penal Code, which also would constitute a felony
6violation of subdivision (b) of Section 186.22 of the Penal Code.

7(22) Escape, by the use of force or violence, from a county
8juvenile hall, home, ranch, camp, or forestry camp in violation of
9subdivision (b) of Section 871 if great bodily injury is intentionally
10inflicted upon an employee of the juvenile facility during the
11commission of the escape.

12(23) Torture as described in Sections 206 and 206.1 of the Penal
13Code.

14(24) Aggravated mayhem, as described in Section 205 of the
15Penal Code.

16(25) Carjacking, as described in Section 215 of the Penal Code,
17while armed with a dangerous or deadly weapon.

18(26) Kidnapping for purposes of sexual assault, as punishable
19in subdivision (b) of Section 209 of the Penal Code.

20(27) Kidnapping as punishable in Section 209.5 of the Penal
21Code.

22(28) The offense described in subdivision (c) of Section 26100
23of the Penal Code.

24(29) The offense described in Section 18745 of the Penal Code.

25(30) Voluntary manslaughter, as described in subdivision (a)
26of Section 192 of the Penal Code.

27(31) Any sex offense in which the offender uses social media,
28including, but not limited to, posting online photos and messages
29or sharing cellular photos or messages of the incident, to identify,
30intimidate, harass, humiliate, or bully the victim.

31(c) With regard to a minor alleged to be a person described in
32Section 602 by reason of the violation, when he or she was 14
33years of age or older, of any of the offenses listed in subdivision
34(b), upon motion of the petitioner made prior to the attachment of
35jeopardy the court shall cause the probation officer to investigate
36and submit a report on the behavioral patterns and social history
37of the minor being considered for a determination of unfitness.
38Following submission and consideration of the report, and of any
39other relevant evidence that the petitioner or the minor may wish
40to submit, the minor shall be presumed to be not a fit and proper
P13   1subject to be dealt with under the juvenile court law unless the
2juvenile court concludes, based upon evidence, which evidence
3may be of extenuating or mitigating circumstances, that the minor
4would be amenable to the care, treatment, and training program
5available through the facilities of the juvenile court based upon an
6evaluation of each of the following criteria:

7(1) The degree of criminal sophistication exhibited by the minor.

8(2) Whether the minor can be rehabilitated prior to the expiration
9of the juvenile court’s jurisdiction.

10(3) The minor’s previous delinquent history.

11(4) Success of previous attempts by the juvenile court to
12rehabilitate the minor.

13(5) The circumstances and gravity of the offenses alleged in the
14petition to have been committed by the minor.

15A determination that the minor is a fit and proper subject to be
16dealt with under the juvenile court law shall be based on a finding
17of amenability after consideration of the criteria set forth above,
18and findings therefore recited in the order as to each of the above
19criteria that the minor is fit and proper under each and every one
20of the above criteria. In making a finding of fitness, the court may
21consider extenuating or mitigating circumstances in evaluating
22each of the above criteria. In any case in which a hearing has been
23noticed pursuant to this section, the court shall postpone the taking
24of a plea to the petition until the conclusion of the fitness hearing
25and no plea which may have been entered already shall constitute
26evidence at the hearing. If, pursuant to this subdivision, the minor
27is found to be not a fit and proper subject for juvenile court
28treatment and is tried in a court of criminal jurisdiction and found
29guilty by the trier of fact, the judge may commit the minor to the
30Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile
31Facilities, in lieu of sentencing the minor to the state prison, unless
32the limitations specified in Section 1732.6 apply.

33(d) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 602,
34the district attorney or other appropriate prosecuting officer may
35file an accusatory pleading in a court of criminal jurisdiction
36against any minor 16 years of age or older who is accused of
37committing an offense enumerated in subdivision (b).

38(2) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 602, the
39district attorney or other appropriate prosecuting officer may file
40an accusatory pleading against a minor 14 years of age or older in
P14   1a court of criminal jurisdiction in any case in which any one or
2more of the following circumstances apply:

3(A) The minor is alleged to have committed an offense that if
4committed by an adult would be punishable by death or
5imprisonment in the state prison for life.

6(B) The minor is alleged to have personally used a firearm
7during the commission or attempted commission of a felony, as
8described in Section 12022.5 or 12022.53 of the Penal Code.

9(C) The minor is alleged to have committed an offense listed
10in subdivision (b) in which any one or more of the following
11 circumstances apply:

12(i) The minor has previously been found to be a person described
13in Section 602 by reason of the commission of an offense listed
14in subdivision (b).

15(ii) The offense was committed for the benefit of, at the direction
16of, or in association with any criminal street gang, as defined in
17subdivision (f) of Section 186.22 of the Penal Code, with the
18specific intent to promote, further, or assist in criminal conduct by
19gang members.

20(iii) The offense was committed for the purpose of intimidating
21or interfering with any other person’s free exercise or enjoyment
22of a right secured to him or her by the Constitution or laws of this
23state or by the Constitution or laws of the United States and because
24of the other person’s race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin,
25disability, gender, or sexual orientation, or because the minor
26perceives that the other person has one or more of those
27characteristics, as described in Title 11.6 (commencing with
28Section 422.55) of Part 1 of the Penal Code.

29(iv) The victim of the offense was 65 years of age or older, or
30blind, deaf, quadriplegic, paraplegic, developmentally disabled,
31or confined to a wheelchair, and that disability was known or
32reasonably should have been known to the minor at the time of
33the commission of the offense.

34(3) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 602, the
35district attorney or other appropriate prosecuting officer may file
36an accusatory pleading in a court of criminal jurisdiction against
37any minor 16 years of age or older who is accused of committing
38one or more of the following offenses, if the minor has previously
39been found to be a person described in Section 602 by reason of
P15   1the violation of a felony offense, when he or she was 14 years of
2age or older:

3(A) A felony offense in which it is alleged that the victim of the
4offense was 65 years of age or older, or blind, deaf, quadriplegic,
5paraplegic, developmentally disabled, or confined to a wheelchair,
6and that disability was known or reasonably should have been
7known to the minor at the time of the commission of the offense.

8(B) A felony offense committed for the purposes of intimidating
9or interfering with any other person’s free exercise or enjoyment
10of a right secured to him or her by the Constitution or laws of this
11 state or by the Constitution or laws of the United States and because
12of the other person’s race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin,
13disability, gender, or sexual orientation, or because the minor
14perceived that the other person had one or more of those
15characteristics, as described in Title 11.6 (commencing with
16Section 422.55) of Part 1 of the Penal Code.

17(C) The offense was committed for the benefit of, at the direction
18of, or in association with any criminal street gang as prohibited by
19Section 186.22 of the Penal Code.

20(4) In any case in which the district attorney or other appropriate
21prosecuting officer has filed an accusatory pleading against a minor
22in a court of criminal jurisdiction pursuant to this subdivision, the
23case shall then proceed according to the laws applicable to a
24criminal case. In conjunction with the preliminary hearing as
25provided in Section 738 of the Penal Code, the magistrate shall
26make a finding that reasonable cause exists to believe that the
27minor comes within this subdivision. If reasonable cause is not
28established, the criminal court shall transfer the case to the juvenile
29court having jurisdiction over the matter.

30(5) For an offense for which the prosecutor may file the
31accusatory pleading in a court of criminal jurisdiction pursuant to
32this subdivision, but elects instead to file a petition in the juvenile
33court, if the minor is subsequently found to be a person described
34in subdivision (a) of Section 602, the minor shall be committed to
35placement in a juvenile hall, ranch camp, forestry camp, boot camp,
36or secure juvenile home pursuant to Section 730, or in any
37institution operated by the Department of Corrections and
38Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities.

39(6) If, pursuant to this subdivision, the minor is found to be not
40a fit and proper subject for juvenile court treatment and is tried in
P16   1a court of criminal jurisdiction and found guilty by the trier of fact,
2the judge may commit the minor to the Department of Corrections
3and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities, in lieu of
4sentencing the minor to the state prison, unless the limitations
5specified in Section 1732.6 apply.

6(e) A report submitted by a probation officer pursuant to this
7 section regarding the behavioral patterns and social history of the
8minor being considered for a determination of unfitness shall
9include any written or oral statement offered by the victim, the
10victim’s parent or guardian if the victim is a minor, or if the victim
11has died, the victim’s next of kin, as authorized by subdivision (b)
12of Section 656.2. Victims’ statements shall be considered by the
13court to the extent they are relevant to the court’s determination
14of unfitness.

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15begin insert

begin insertSEC. 4.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 730 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insertbegin insert is
16amended to read:end insert

17

730.  

(a) When a minor is adjudged a ward of the court on the
18ground that he or she is a person described by Section 602, the
19court may order any of the types of treatment referred to in Section
20727, and as an additional alternative, may commit the minor to a
21juvenile home, ranch, camp, or forestry camp. If there is no county
22juvenile home, ranch, camp, or forestry camp within the county,
23the court may commit the minor to the county juvenile hall.

24(b) When a ward described in subdivision (a) is placed under
25the supervision of the probation officer or committed to the care,
26custody, and control of the probation officer, the court may make
27any and all reasonable orders for the conduct of the ward including
28the requirement that the ward go to work and earn money for the
29support of his or her dependents or to effect reparation and in either
30case that the ward keep an account of his or her earnings and report
31the same to the probation officer and apply these earnings as
32directed by the court. The court may impose and require any and
33all reasonable conditions that it may determine fitting and proper
34to the end that justice may be done and the reformation and
35rehabilitation of the ward enhanced.

36(c) When a ward described in subdivision (a) is placed under
37the supervision of the probation officer or committed to the care,
38custody, and control of the probation officer, and is required as a
39condition of probation to participate in community service or
40graffiti cleanup, the court may impose a condition that if the minor
P17   1unreasonably fails to attend or unreasonably leaves prior to
2completing the assigned daily hours of community service or
3graffiti cleanup, a law enforcement officer may take the minor into
4custody for the purpose of returning the minor to the site of the
5community service or graffiti cleanup.

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6(d) When a minor is adjudged a ward of the court on the ground
7that he or she is a person described by Section 602 by reason of
8the commission of rape, sodomy, oral copulation, or an act of
9sexual penetration specified in Section 289 of the Penal Code,
10when the victim was prevented from resisting due to being rendered
11unconscious by any intoxicating, anesthetizing, or controlled
12substance, or when the victim was at the time incapable, because
13of mental disorder or developmental or physical disability, of
14giving consent, and that was known or reasonably should have
15been known to the minor at the time of the offense, the court shall
16order the minor to out-of-home placement for a minimum of two
17years, which may include commitment of the minor to a juvenile
18hall, juvenile home, ranch, camp, any institution operated by the
19Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile
20Facilities, or any other placement authorized by law, where the
21minor shall receive treatment appropriate to the circumstances of
22his or her offense, including, but not limited to, sex offender
23treatment.

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24begin insert

begin insertSEC. 5.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 790 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insertbegin insert is
25amended to read:end insert

26

790.  

(a) Notwithstanding Section 654 or 654.2, or any other
27provision of law, this article shall apply whenever a case is before
28the juvenile court for a determination of whether a minor is a
29person described in Section 602 because of the commission of a
30felony offense, if all of the following circumstances apply:

31(1) The minor has not previously been declared to be a ward of
32the court for the commission of a felony offense.

33(2) The offense charged is not one of the offenses enumerated
34in subdivision (b) of Section 707.

35(3) The minor has not previously been committed to the custody
36of thebegin delete Youth Authority.end deletebegin insert Division of Juvenile Facilities.end insert

37(4) The minor’s record does not indicate that probation has ever
38been revoked without being completed.

39(5) The minor is at least 14 years of age at the time of the
40hearing.

P18   1(6) The minor is eligible for probation pursuant to Section
21203.06 of the Penal Code.

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3(7) The offense charged is not rape, sodomy, oral copulation,
4or an act of sexual penetration specified in Section 289 of the Penal
5Code when the victim was prevented from resisting due to being
6rendered unconscious by any intoxicating, anesthetizing, or
7controlled substance, or when the victim was at the time incapable,
8because of mental disorder or developmental or physical disability,
9of giving consent, and that was known or reasonably should have
10been known to the minor at the time of the offense.

end insert

11(b) The prosecuting attorney shall review his or her file to
12determine whether or not paragraphs (1) tobegin delete (6),end deletebegin insert (7),end insert inclusive, of
13subdivision (a) apply. If the minor is found eligible for deferred
14entry of judgment, the prosecuting attorney shall file a declaration
15in writing with the court or state for the record the grounds upon
16which the determination is based, and shall make this information
17available to the minor and his or her attorney. Upon a finding that
18the minor is also suitable for deferred entry of judgment and would
19benefit from education, treatment, and rehabilitation efforts, the
20court may grant deferred entry of judgment. Under this procedure,
21the court may set the hearing for deferred entry of judgment at the
22initial appearance under Section 657. The court shall make findings
23on the record that a minor is appropriate for deferred entry of
24judgment pursuant to this article in any case where deferred entry
25of judgment is granted.

26

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27begin insertSEC. 6.end insert  

No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
28Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
29the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
30district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
31infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
32for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of
33the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within
34the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
35Constitution.



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