Enrolled September 05, 2024 Passed IN Senate August 31, 2024 Passed IN Assembly August 31, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 19, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 690Introduced by Senator RubioFebruary 16, 2023An act to amend Section 803.7 of the Penal Code, relating to domestic violence.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 690, Rubio. Domestic violence. Existing law makes the infliction of corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition upon specified victims, including the offenders spouse or former spouse, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for 2, 3, or 4 years, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or a fine of up to $6,000, or by both that fine and imprisonment. Existing law authorizes prosecution for that criminal act to be commenced within 5 years, and applies this provision to criminal acts that are committed on or after January 1, 2020, and to criminal acts for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2020, has not run as of January 1, 2020.This bill would authorize prosecution for that crime to be commenced within 7 years. The bill would apply to crimes that are committed on or after January 1, 2025, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2025, has not run as of January 1, 2025.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Phoenix Act.SEC. 2. Section 803.7 of the Penal Code is amended to read:803.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, prosecution for a violation of Section 273.5 may be commenced within seven years of the crime.(b) This section applies to crimes that are committed on or after January 1, 2025, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2025, has not elapsed as of January 1, 2025.
Enrolled September 05, 2024 Passed IN Senate August 31, 2024 Passed IN Assembly August 31, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 19, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 690Introduced by Senator RubioFebruary 16, 2023An act to amend Section 803.7 of the Penal Code, relating to domestic violence.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 690, Rubio. Domestic violence. Existing law makes the infliction of corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition upon specified victims, including the offenders spouse or former spouse, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for 2, 3, or 4 years, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or a fine of up to $6,000, or by both that fine and imprisonment. Existing law authorizes prosecution for that criminal act to be commenced within 5 years, and applies this provision to criminal acts that are committed on or after January 1, 2020, and to criminal acts for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2020, has not run as of January 1, 2020.This bill would authorize prosecution for that crime to be commenced within 7 years. The bill would apply to crimes that are committed on or after January 1, 2025, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2025, has not run as of January 1, 2025.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Enrolled September 05, 2024 Passed IN Senate August 31, 2024 Passed IN Assembly August 31, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 19, 2024
Enrolled September 05, 2024
Passed IN Senate August 31, 2024
Passed IN Assembly August 31, 2024
Amended IN Assembly August 19, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 690
Introduced by Senator RubioFebruary 16, 2023
Introduced by Senator Rubio
February 16, 2023
An act to amend Section 803.7 of the Penal Code, relating to domestic violence.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 690, Rubio. Domestic violence.
Existing law makes the infliction of corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition upon specified victims, including the offenders spouse or former spouse, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for 2, 3, or 4 years, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or a fine of up to $6,000, or by both that fine and imprisonment. Existing law authorizes prosecution for that criminal act to be commenced within 5 years, and applies this provision to criminal acts that are committed on or after January 1, 2020, and to criminal acts for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2020, has not run as of January 1, 2020.This bill would authorize prosecution for that crime to be commenced within 7 years. The bill would apply to crimes that are committed on or after January 1, 2025, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2025, has not run as of January 1, 2025.
Existing law makes the infliction of corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition upon specified victims, including the offenders spouse or former spouse, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for 2, 3, or 4 years, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or a fine of up to $6,000, or by both that fine and imprisonment. Existing law authorizes prosecution for that criminal act to be commenced within 5 years, and applies this provision to criminal acts that are committed on or after January 1, 2020, and to criminal acts for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2020, has not run as of January 1, 2020.
This bill would authorize prosecution for that crime to be commenced within 7 years. The bill would apply to crimes that are committed on or after January 1, 2025, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2025, has not run as of January 1, 2025.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Phoenix Act.SEC. 2. Section 803.7 of the Penal Code is amended to read:803.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, prosecution for a violation of Section 273.5 may be commenced within seven years of the crime.(b) This section applies to crimes that are committed on or after January 1, 2025, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2025, has not elapsed as of January 1, 2025.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Phoenix Act.
SECTION 1. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Phoenix Act.
SECTION 1. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Phoenix Act.
### SECTION 1.
SEC. 2. Section 803.7 of the Penal Code is amended to read:803.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, prosecution for a violation of Section 273.5 may be commenced within seven years of the crime.(b) This section applies to crimes that are committed on or after January 1, 2025, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2025, has not elapsed as of January 1, 2025.
SEC. 2. Section 803.7 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
### SEC. 2.
803.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, prosecution for a violation of Section 273.5 may be commenced within seven years of the crime.(b) This section applies to crimes that are committed on or after January 1, 2025, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2025, has not elapsed as of January 1, 2025.
803.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, prosecution for a violation of Section 273.5 may be commenced within seven years of the crime.(b) This section applies to crimes that are committed on or after January 1, 2025, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2025, has not elapsed as of January 1, 2025.
803.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, prosecution for a violation of Section 273.5 may be commenced within seven years of the crime.(b) This section applies to crimes that are committed on or after January 1, 2025, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2025, has not elapsed as of January 1, 2025.
803.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, prosecution for a violation of Section 273.5 may be commenced within seven years of the crime.
(b) This section applies to crimes that are committed on or after January 1, 2025, and to crimes for which the statute of limitations that was in effect prior to January 1, 2025, has not elapsed as of January 1, 2025.