Bill No.: HB0064                  Drafter:  JHR

LSO No.:  10LSO-0225              Effective Date:  7/1/2010

Enrolled Act No.:  HEA0047

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:     Representative Millin

Catch Title:       Mandatory minimum sentence for sexual abuse of a minor.

Subject:  Establishes a mandatory minimum sentence for first degree sexual abuse of a minor as specified.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Under current law, a person convicted of first degree sexual abuse of a minor is subject to imprisonment for not more than 50 years, unless the person is subject to a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole as a result of a prior conviction for specified sexual offenses.

· This bill provides that an actor who is at least 21 years of age and is convicted of first degree sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 13, shall be subject to imprisonment for not less than 25 years, nor more than 50 years, unless the actor has a prior conviction for specified sexual offenses, in which case the actor may be subject to a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.