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California Supreme Court
Jan. 23, 2019
Bill would overturn state high court ruling criticized as anti-gay
A new bill in the state Senate would overturn a California Supreme Court ruling that permitted a distinction in the state sex offender registry based on the type of sexual act.
A bill in the state Senate would overturn a California Supreme Court ruling that permitted a distinction in the sex offender registry based on the type of sexual act.
SB 145 would remove a differential that allows judges to excuse an adult offender from the registry for consensual vaginal intercourse with a person between the age of 15 and 17, if the adult is less than 10 years older. Under state law, a person convicted of the same...
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