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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - California
1 Note: These materials were prepared by the Judicial Council s Criminal Justice Services staff and Richard Couzens, Judge of the Superior Court, County of Placer (Ret.), and are for informational purposes only. The responses are not to be construed as legal opinion or advice. Staff will update QUESTIONS and responses on a regular basis. Please check for most recent version. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Updated November 2016 What is the stated purpose of Proposition 47? The stated purpose of the proposition is to ensure that prison spending is focused on violent and serious offenses, to maximize alternatives for non-serious, nonviolent crime, and to invest the savings generated from [the proposition] into prevention and support programs in K-12 schools, victim services, and mental health and drug treatment and to ensure that sentences for people convicted of dangerous crimes like rape, murder, and child molestation are not changed.
Section 311.2, Section 311.3, 311.4, 311.10, 311.11, or 647.6, former Section 647a, subdivision (c) of Section 653f, subdivision 1 or 2 of Section 314, any offense involving lewd or lascivious conduct under Section 272, or any felony violation of Section 288.2; any statutory predecessor
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