
Proposition 36 makes several key changes related to punishments for theft and drug crimes. First, it increases punishment for some of these crimes. Second, it creates a new treatment-focused court process for some drug possession crimes.
2024 California Proposition 36 - Wikipedia
Proposition 36 will lead to more crime, not less. It reignites the failed war on drugs, makes simple drug possession a felony, and wastes billions on prisons, while slashing crucial funding for victims, crime prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.
Proposition 36 | Official Voter Information Guide | California ...
Proposition 36 will lead to more crime, not less. It reignites the failed war on drugs, makes simple drug possession a felony, and wastes billions on prisons, while slashing crucial funding for victims, crime prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.
Proposition 36 expands the felony crime of unlawfully possessing a specified substance while armed with a loaded operable firearm, to include a substance containing fentanyl. Health and Safety Code section 1 1370.1 continues to apply to a substance containing cocaine,
Proposition 36 takes effect on December 18, 2024. Proposition 36 modifies existing law and adds substantive charges and enhancements to areas of the Penal Code and Health and Safety Code regarding theft, property damage, and drug-related crimes.
California voters get tough on crime, pass Prop. 36 - CalMatters
2024年11月5日 · California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36 on Tuesday, capping a chaotic 10 months of bargaining and wrangling at the state Capitol where Democratic leaders unsuccessfully sought to preserve a decade of criminal justice reform.
Proposition 36 Official Title and Summary | Official Voter …
Allows felony charges for possessing certain drugs and for thefts under $950—both currently chargeable only as misdemeanors—with two prior drug or two prior theft convictions, as applicable. Defendants who plead guilty to felony drug possession and complete treatment can have charges dismissed.
California Proposition 36, Drug and Theft Crime Penalties and …
What did Proposition 36 change about drug and theft sentencing and penalties? Proposition 36 increased penalties for certain drug crimes by increasing sentence lengths and the level of crime.
Prop 36 begins in California. Here’s what to know - NBC Los Angeles
2024年12月18日 · Proposition 36, which increases punishments for some retail theft and drug possession offenses, went into effect Wednesday morning in California. Voters overwhelmingly passed the prop back in...
California Prop. 36: Who supports it – and what does a ‘yes’ vote …
2024年10月17日 · If approved, Prop. 36 would increase penalties and lengthen sentences for drug possession as well as the theft of items valued at less than $950 – offenses that were deemed by voters in 2014 to be too minor and too costly to warrant a …