The provision of the bill that is the subject of this analysis would amend the Penal Code by enhancing the punishment for the offense of interference with child custody, and the offense of agreement to abduct from custody, from a state jail felony to a felony of the third degree.  The bill would also enhance the punishment for the offense of enticing a child from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony.  

A state jail felony is punishable by confinement in a state jail for any term of not more than two years or less than 180 days, or, in addition to confinement, a fine not to exceed $10,000.

Increasing the penalty for any criminal offense is expected to result in increased demands upon the correctional resources of counties or of the State due to longer terms of probation, or, longer terms of confinement in county jails or prison. When an offense is changed from a misdemeanor to a felony, there is a transfer of the burden of confinement of convicted offenders from the counties to the State. In the case of this bill, the increased workload and demand for resources would probably not be substantial.