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Resolution#210745Passed
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This resolution supports a California bill that aims to remove the legal distinction that currently treats spousal rape less seriously than other forms of rape. If passed, it would ensure that spousal rape is prosecuted and punished with the same severity as non-spousal rape.
Resolution supporting California State Assembly Bill No. 1171, The Repeal of the Spousal Rape Exception Act, authored by State Assembly Member Cristina Garcia, which would eliminate the “spousal rape exception” in the California Penal Code (Section 262) to ensure that “spousal rape” is treated and punished as seriously as rape of a non-spouse.
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ADOPTED
Board of Supervisors · Jun 29, 2021Pass
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Legislative journey
PresidentJun 22, 2021
✓REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING
Board of SupervisorsJun 29, 2021
✓ADOPTEDPass
MayorJul 9, 2021
·RETURNED UNSIGNED
Clerk of the BoardJul 23, 2021
·TRANSMITTED