BILL NUMBER: SB 858	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Gaines

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to amend Section 1202.7 of the Penal Code, relating to
probation.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 858, as introduced, Gaines. Probation: considerations.
   Existing law expresses the finding and declaration of the
Legislature that the provision of probation services is an essential
element in the administration of criminal justice. Existing law
specifies that the safety of the public, the nature of the offense,
the interests of justice, the loss to the victim, and the needs of
the defendant shall be the primary considerations in the granting of
probation.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these
provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 1202.7 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   1202.7.  The Legislature finds and declares that the provision of
probation services is an essential element in the administration of
criminal justice. The safety of the public, which shall be a primary
goal through the enforcement of court-ordered conditions of
probation; the nature of the offense; the interests of justice,
including punishment, reintegration of the offender into the
community, and enforcement of conditions of probation; the loss to
the victim; and the needs of the defendant shall be the primary
considerations in  the  granting  of
 probation. It is the intent of the Legislature that efforts
be made with respect to persons who are subject to Section 290.011
who are on probation to engage them in treatment.