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Measure would set mandatory minimum indeterminate prison terms for certain child sexual assault offenses, proponents tell reviewers
Summary
Proposed Initiative 59 would require indeterminate incarceration terms (minimums tied to presumptive ranges) and bar probation for certain child sexual assault offenses and re-label prostitution-related statutes to "commercial sexual activity." Legislative reviewers asked about definitions, statutory cross-references, and headnote consistency.
In a review-and-comment hearing April 4, proponents of Proposed Initiative 59 described a measure that would change sentencing for certain child sexual assault offenses and update terminology in the criminal code related to prostitution to "commercial sexual activity." The hearing was led by legislative council staff and attended by Legislative Legal Services staff and proponents Michael Fields and Suzanne Taheri.
Staff summarized the measure’s main purposes: require courts to impose indeterminate prison terms for offenders…
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