California Online Voter Guide

November 2006 General Election
14th Edition

Proposition 83: Sex Offenders. Sexually Violent Predators. Punishment, Residence Restrictions and Monitoring. Initiative Statute. Passed

Summary

• Increases penalties for violent and habitual sex offenders and child molesters.

• Prohibits registered sex offenders from residing within 2,000 feet of any school or park.

• Requires lifetime Global Positioning System monitoring of felony registered sex offenders.

• Expands definition of a sexually violent predator.

• Changes current two-year involuntary civil commitment for a sexually violent predator to an indeterminate commitment, subject to annual review by the Director of Mental Health and subsequent ability of sexually violent predator to petition court for sexually violent predator’s conditional release or unconditional discharge.

• Fiscal Impact: Net state prison, parole, and mental health program costs of several tens of millions of dollars initially, growing to a couple hundred million dollars annually within ten years. Potential one-time state mental hospital and prison capital outlay costs eventually reaching several hundred million dollars. Net state and local costs for court and jail operations are unknown. Full Text of Proposition (PDF)

Official Campaign Web Sites and Contact Information

• Yes on Proposition 83

  Campaign for Child Safety, Jessica's Law 2006
  921 11th Street, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95814
  (916) 443-2024 or info@83yes.com

• No on Proposition 83
  (none available)

Who Signed the Ballot Arguments

• Yes on Proposition 83

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis
Harriet Salarno, President, Crime Victim’s United of California

•  No on Proposition 83
  
  Carleen R. Arlidge, President, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice

Follow the Money

Detailed information about all contributors for and against Prop. 83 is available from campaign finance reports at Cal-Access, the Secretary of State's campaign disclosure web site. To view the most recent contributions, select a committee and click "Late and $5000+ Contributions Received".

News Stories about the Propositions

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For More Information, CVF Recommends...

The California Secretary of State publishes the Official Voter Information Guide which features detailed information on Proposition 83, including the Legislative Analyst's nonpartisan analysis and official pro/con arguments from proponents and opponents.

Other good nonpartisan resources include: the League of Women Voters of California's Pros and Cons and In Depth Nonpartisan Analysis; the Easy Voter Guide; and Around the Capitol's Election Track, featuring up-to-date campaign contribution data.

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