Amendment AA2-AB577

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 2, TO 1997 ASSEMBLY BILL 577

February 12, 1998 - Offered by Representatives Black, Riley, Baumgart, Morris-Tatum and Coggs.

AB577-AA2,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB577-AA2,1,2 1. Page 4, line 2: after that line insert:

AB577-AA2,1,8 "(c) In deciding whether to grant a serious child sex offender release on parole under this subsection, the parole commission may not consider, as a factor in making its decision, that the offender is a proper subject for pharmacological treatment using an antiandrogen or the chemical equivalent of an antiandrogen or that the offender is willing to participate in pharmacological treatment using an antiandrogen or the chemical equivalent of an antiandrogen.".

AB577-AA2,2,2 2. Page 4, line 21: delete " offender." and substitute "offender. In deciding whether to order supervised release of person who is a serious child sex offender, the court may not consider, as a factor in making its decision, that the person is a proper subject for pharmacological treatment using an antiandrogen or the chemical equivalent of an antiandrogen or that the person is willing to participate in pharmacological treatment using an antiandrogen or the chemical equivalent of an antiandrogen.".

AB577-AA2,2,8 3. Page 6, line 18: delete " offender." and substitute "offender. A decision under this subsection on a petition filed by a person who is a serious child sex offender may not be made based on the fact that the person is a proper subject for pharmacological treatment using an antiandrogen or the chemical equivalent of an antiandrogen or on the fact that the person is willing to participate in pharmacological treatment using an antiandrogen or the chemical equivalent of an antiandrogen.".

AB577-AA2,2,9 (End)