Environmental & Healthcare Legislative Watch50 States · D.C. · U.S. Congress
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Fiscal Summary STATE GOVERNMENTEXPENDITURESGeneral FundFY26-27 & Subsequent Years$382,600 STATE GOVERNMENTEXPENDITURESIncarceration $112,000 Bill Summary Under present law, aggravated cruelty to animals is a Class E felony, punishable by one to six years in prison and a jury-assessed fine up to $3,000. This bill increases the offense classification for aggravated cruelty to animals to a Class D felony, which is punishable by two to 12 years in prison and a jury-assessed fine up to $5,000. "SERIOUS YOUTHFUL OFFENDER" CLASSIFICATION Present law requires a court to classify a child 14 years old or older as a serious youthful offender if the child meets any of the following criteria: The child is adjudicated delinquent for committing or attempting to commit first or second degree murder as a 14- or 15-year-old. The child is adjudicated delinquent for certain listed offenses and the child has a prior adjudication of delinquency for any such certain listed offenses. The child has been adjudicated delinquent for one of the listed offenses and the district attorney general has asked the court to classify the child as a serious youthful offender. This bill adds aggravated cruelty to animals to the aforementioned list of offenses that may require the court to classify the child as a serious youthful offender if the above criteria is met. ADDITIONAL DISPOSITION FOR AGGRAVATED CRUELTY TO ANIMALS Present law authorizes a court to make any of several dispositions best suited to the child's treatment, rehabilitation, and welfare when a youth is found to be delinquent. A child classified as a serious youthful offender remains under such dispositions until 19, and possibly until 24 depending on the offense. However, this bill requires the court to add an additional three-year disposition beyond the serious youthful
