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Proposition 36, titled Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes, was an initiated California ballot proposition and legislative statute that was passed by a landslide in the 2024 general election [2] [3] and went into effect in December 2024. [4]
"The broad coalition of organizations that opposed Prop. 36 will continue to advocate for smart and effective criminal justice reform and new safety solutions that work for all communities."
Proposition 36 is expected to cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars a year. About $100 million in annual savings that were directed to anti-recidivism programs are likely to be reduced by ...
Prop. 36 creates a new penal code section, 490.3, which allows the total value of stolen merchandise to be aggregated in order to meet the $950 felony threshold without having to prove that the ...
The passage of Proposition 36 — a sweeping overhaul of Proposition 47 — has been projected to lengthen prison sentences, and, consequentially, money for programs the older measure created is ...
Prop 36 authorizes felony charges for possession of drugs including fentanyl and for thefts under $950 if the offender has two prior drug or theft convictions, according to the official summary of ...
The filing fee for submitting a proposition to the ballot has been raised by a factor of 10, from $200 to $2,000, following the signing of a law in September 2015. Originally lawmakers wanted to raise the fee to $8,000 but compromised on $2,000. The fee is refunded if the proposition makes it to the ballot.
California Proposition 36, the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000, was an initiative statute that permanently changed state law to allow qualifying defendants convicted of non-violent drug possession offenses to receive a probationary sentence in lieu of incarceration.