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Pasadena City Council Votes to Support Proposition 47

Published on Monday, October 13, 2014 | 11:51 am
 

The Pasadena City Council voted at its Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 meeting to support Proposition 47, known as the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act. Proposition 47 is among the statewide ballot measures California voters can consider for the upcoming election Tuesday, Nov. 4.

If passed, Proposition 47’s provisions would reduce from felonies to misdemeanors certain nonserious and nonviolent property and drug offenses, such as theft of property worth $950 or less, shoplifting property worth $950 or less and possession of most illegal drugs for personal use. The measure’s language indicates the penalty would not change for possession of marijuana, which is currently either an infraction or misdemeanor.

The reduction in penalties would not apply to offenders who have previously been convicted of serious crimes, such as murder, rape, child molestation and certain gun crimes, according to Proposition 47 language.

Proposition 47 also provides that certain offenders currently serving felony sentences for certain nonserious and nonviolent property and drug crimes can apply to have their sentences reduced to misdemeanor sentences. Under the measure as written, courts are not required to reduce the sentence for an offender currently serving a felony sentence if the court finds it likely the offender will commit a serious crime.

Additionally, the proposition as written provides that the predicted annual savings due to penalty reductions, as estimated by California Governor Jerry Brown’s administration, would be allocated for the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund.

By Aug. 15 of each fiscal year beginning in 2016, the state Controller would disperse 25 percent of the available funds for K-12 truancy prevention in public schools; 10 percent for victims services and 65 percent for mental health, drug abuse treatment and diversion programs to help keep offenders out of prison and jail systems, according to the proposition.

Read more about Proposition 47 at www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov/en/pdf.

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