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Senate Bill 348 would raise penalties for repeat sexual assault convictions; sponsor and members debated scope and registry consequences
Summary
Sen. Jeremy Trebus told the committee Senate Bill 348 raises fines and jail terms for repeat convictions of certain sexual‑contact offenses and would add second offenses to sex‑offender registration definitions. Members questioned whether increases would unintentionally criminalize some consensual teenage conduct and asked for drafting clarities.
Sen. Jeremy Trebus, R‑Great Falls, told the House Judiciary Committee that Senate Bill 348 would increase criminal penalties for repeated convictions of what the sponsor described as certain sexual‑contact offenses and would alter the definition of qualifying offenses for the sex‑offender registry.
Trebus said the bill raises fines and incarceration terms for first, second and third convictions (the draft on its face increases maximum jail terms and fines and increases…
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