Bill > AB2273

This bill, known as the Sexual Contact and Rape Investigation, Victims’ New Enforcement Rights (SCRIVNER) Act, makes several changes to California's penal code. Firstly, it modifies the existing law regarding lewd acts with children under 14, removing the requirement for specific intent to arouse if the perpetrator was under the influence of a mind- or mood-altering substance, thereby expanding the scope of this crime. Secondly, it mandates that the Department of Justice (DOJ), after investigating an elected official for certain sex crimes against a minor and determining prosecution is appropriate, must file criminal charges within 30 days. Finally, the bill revises the criteria for pretrial diversion, a program allowing defendants with mental disorders to undergo treatment instead of facing prosecution; it now makes defendants ineligible for this diversion if the evidence suggests they committed offenses that are otherwise prohibited from diversion, even if those specific charges aren't formally filed, and it also expands the list of offenses for which a defendant is ineligible for diversion, including rape and lewd acts with a child.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2273