2014 California Proposition 47

rdf:langString 2014 California Proposition 47

rdf:langString Proposition 47

rdf:langString California

rdf:langString Source: California Secretary of State

rdf:langString Requires misdemeanor sentence instead of felony for certain drug and property offenses. Inapplicable to persons with prior conviction for serious or violent crime and registered sex offenders. Fiscal Impact: State and county criminal justice savings potentially in the high hundreds of millions of dollars annually. State savings spent on school truancy and dropout prevention, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and victim services.

rdf:langString Criminal Sentences. Misdemeanor Penalties. Initiative Statute.

rdf:langString Proposition 47, also known by its ballot title Criminal Sentences. Misdemeanor Penalties. Initiative Statute, was a referendum passed by voters in the state of California on November 4, 2014. The measure was also referred to by its supporters as the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act. It recategorized some nonviolent offenses as misdemeanors, rather than felonies, as they had previously been categorized. The crimes affected were: * Shoplifting, where the value of property stolen does not exceed $950 * Grand theft, where the value of the stolen property does not exceed $950 * Receiving stolen property, where the value of the property does not exceed $950 * Forgery, where the value of forged check, bond or bill does not exceed $950 * Fraud, where the value of the fraudulent check, draft or order does not exceed $950 * Writing a bad check, where the value of the check does not exceed $950 * Personal use of most illegal drugs (Below a certain threshold of weight)