Bill > AB267

This bill mandates that when sentencing individuals convicted as adults for crimes committed before they turned 18, courts must consider the inherent differences between juvenile and adult offenders, specifically acknowledging the diminished culpability and typical characteristics of youth. It also revises sentencing guidelines, prohibiting the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole for those under 18 at the time of the offense, instead mandating life imprisonment with the possibility of parole. Furthermore, the bill introduces new parole eligibility rules for prisoners convicted as adults for offenses committed as minors: 15 years of incarceration for non-homicide offenses, and 20 years for offenses resulting in the death of a single victim, with an exception for those convicted of offenses resulting in the death of two or more victims, who will not be eligible for these provisions. These changes apply to offenses committed on or after October 1, 2015, or offenses committed before that date if the conviction occurs on or after October 1, 2015, with the parole provisions applying to all offenses regardless of when they were committed.