Today's Law As Amended


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AB-2296 Enhancements: concentrated cannabis.(2023-2024)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 11379.7 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

11379.7.
 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any a  person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 11379.6 or Section 11383, or of an attempt to violate subdivision (a) of Section 11379.6 or Section 11383, as those sections relate to methamphetamine  concentrated cannabis, methamphetamine,  or phencyclidine, when the commission or attempted commission of the crime occurs in a structure where any child under 16 years of age is present, shall, in addition and consecutive to the punishment prescribed for the felony of which he or she has  they have  been convicted, be punished by an additional term of two years in the state prison.
(b)  Any A  person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 11379.6 or Section 11383, or of an attempt to violate subdivision (a) of Section 11379.6 or Section 11383, as those sections relate to methamphetamine  concentrated cannabis, methamphetamine,  or phencyclidine, where the commission of the crime causes any a  child under 16 years of age to suffer great bodily injury, shall, in addition and consecutive to the punishment prescribed for the felony of which he or she has  they have  been convicted, be punished by an additional term of five years in the state prison.
(c)  As used in this section, “structure” means any a  house, apartment building, shop, warehouse, barn, building, vessel, railroad car, cargo container, motor vehicle, housecar, trailer, trailer coach, camper, mine, floating home, or other enclosed structure capable of holding a child and manufacturing equipment.
(d)  As used in this section, “great bodily injury” has the same meaning as defined in Section 12022.7 of the Penal Code.
SEC. 2.
 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.