Should California amend existing laws relating to violent and habitual sex offenders and child molesters to increase penalties and monitoring?
Increases penalties for violent and habitual sex offenders and child molesters. Prohibits residence near schools and parks. Requires Global Positioning System monitoring of registered sex offenders.
Put on the Ballot by Petition Signatures
Net state operating costs within ten years of up to a couple hundred million dollars annually; potential one-time state construction costs up to several hundred million dollars; unknown net fiscal impact on local governments.
- A YES vote on this measure means:
- Some sex offenders
would serve longer prison and
parole terms. Sex offenders
released from prison would
be monitored with Global
Positioning System (GPS)
devices while on parole and
for life after discharge from
state supervision. Registered
sex offenders would not be
allowed to reside within
2,000 feet of a school or park.
More sex offenders would
be eligible for commitment
by the courts to state mental
health facilities for treatment
under the Sexually Violent
Predator (SVP) program.
- A NO vote on this measure means:
- Current sentencing
and residency laws regarding
sex offenders stay in effect.
State and local agencies would
continue to have authority
to monitor sex offenders
with GPS devices while
on parole and probation.
Requirements for placement
of sex offenders into the SVP
program would not change.
- Summary of Arguments FOR Proposition 83:
- YES on Proposition 83--
JESSICA'S LAW. Prop. 83
gives police the tools they
need to keep track of sex
criminals. Prop. 83 stops child
molesters from moving near a
school or park. Prop. 83 keeps
sexual predators in prison
longer. Endorsed by COPS
and VICTIMS--Vote YES
on 83.
Full Text of Argument In Favor,
Rebuttal
- Summary of Arguments AGAINST Proposition 83:
- Proposition 83 would cost
taxpayers an estimated
$500 million but would not
increase public safety because
it's most restrictive and
expensive provisions apply to
misdemeanor offenders and
others convicted of minor,
nonviolent offenses. Similar
laws have been tried and have
failed in other states. Vote
"No" on Proposition 83!
Full Text of Argument Against,
Rebuttal
- Contact FOR Proposition 83:
- Campaign for Child Safety
921 11th Street, Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95814
info@83YES.com
http://www.83YES.com
- Contact AGAINST Proposition 83:
- Gail Jones, Admin. Director
California Attorneys For Criminal Justice
2225 Eighth Street, Suite 150
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 448-8868
gailjonescacj@sbcglobal.net
http://www.cacj.org
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Pass:
5,200,908 /
70.5% Yes votes ......
2,176,147 /
29.5% No votes