TO: | Honorable Terry Keel, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB825 by Whitmire (Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault committed against residents of certain facilities.), As Engrossed |
The bill would amend the Penal Code by including the employee of a facility having nonconsensual sex with persons residing in those facilities as behavior covered by the offense of sexual assault. The offense of sexual assault is punishable as a felony of the second degree.
A second degree felony is punishable by imprisonment in the institutional division for any term of not more than 20 years or less than 2 years, or, in addition to confinement, a fine not to exceed $10,000.
It is assumed that the number of additional offenders convicted under this statute would not result in a significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies.
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LBB Staff: | JK, GG
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