AB 848
Sexual battery.
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Fiscal committee
No
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No
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Bill overview
This bill amends California law to strengthen penalties for sexual battery. Specifically, it adds a factor to sentencing for felony convictions if the defendant was an employer and the victim was an employee, or if the offense occurred in a hospital where the victim was receiving medical care. The bill also clarifies definitions related to ‘sexual battery’ and expands the scope of the crime to include situations where a person is forced to masturbate or touch an intimate part of another. It also increases penalties for misdemeanor sexual battery when the defendant is an employer.
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