The bill would expand the conduct constituting the criminal offense of voyeurism to include observation through electronic means. Under current law, the offense is a Class C misdemeanor except it is increased to a Class B misdemeanor for cases with multiple previous convictions and to a state jail felony for cases with a victim younger than 14 years of age.
Expanding the conduct constituting an existing criminal offense may result in additional demands upon state and local correctional resources due to a possible increase in the number of individuals placed under supervision in the community or sentenced to a term of confinement.
In fiscal year 2022, there were seven individuals arrested, three individuals placed on community supervision, and no individuals admitted into a state correctional institution for a voyeurism offense.
It is assumed that any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.