California 2023-2024 Regular Session

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                            Senate Bill No. 690 CHAPTER 653An act to amend Section 803.7 of the Penal Code, relating to domestic violence. [ Approved by  Governor  September 27, 2024.  Filed with  Secretary of State  September 27, 2024. ] 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.

 Senate Bill No. 690 CHAPTER 653An act to amend Section 803.7 of the Penal Code, relating to domestic violence. [ Approved by  Governor  September 27, 2024.  Filed with  Secretary of State  September 27, 2024. ] 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 

 Senate Bill No. 690 CHAPTER 653

 Senate Bill No. 690

 CHAPTER 653

An act to amend Section 803.7 of the Penal Code, relating to domestic violence.

 [ Approved by  Governor  September 27, 2024.  Filed with  Secretary of State  September 27, 2024. ] 

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.