| TO: | Honorable Abel Herrero, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
| FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB2678 by Moody (Relating to the prosecution of certain offenses committed against a person in custody.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Penal Code as it relates to the offenses of violation of the civil rights of a person in custody and improper sexual activity with a person in custody. The bill adds any place or facility designated for the detention of a person suspected of violating a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act to the definition of a correctional facility in this offense. The offenses of violation of the civil rights of a person in custody and improper sexual activity with a person in custody are punishable as a Class A misdemeanor, state jail felony, or second degree felony, depending upon the circumstances.
The bill expands the definition of correctional facility for certain offenses. Expanding the definition of any criminal offense is expected to increase demands on state and county correctional agency resources due to longer terms of community supervision, county jail confinement, state correctional institution confinement, and/or parole. However, in the case of the bill, it is assumed that the number of offenders supervised or incarcerated under this statute would not significantly impact state correctional agencies' workload and programs.
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| LBB Staff: | UP, ESi, GG, JPo, KKR
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