LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT STATEMENT
 
78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 17, 2003

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.



Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
JK, GG