What is the claim referencing when it says this? Senate Bill No. 145 What does senate Bill No 145 say about sex with minors? Senate Bill 145 ends California's anti-LGTBQ discriminatory treatment of specific sex acts regarding sex offender registry law. Under longstanding California law, if an adult has voluntary penile-vaginal intercourse with a minor aged 14, 15, 16, or 17 and is up to 10 years older than the minor, the offense is not automatically registerable. A judge has discretion whether or not to place the defendant on the sex offender registry. By contrast, if the sexual act is oral sex, anal sex or digital penetration, the court must place the defendant on the sex offender registry regardless of the facts of the crime and even in cases where the prosecutor does not want to place the defendant on the registry. This distinction in the law is irrational and discriminatory towards LGBTQ youth. Does SB 145 legalize sex with minors/pedophilia ? SB 145 DOES NOT legalize or weaken the penalties for any conduct. These offenses remain crimes punishable by law, and a judge can still CHOOSE to put the older party on the registry if the case warrants it. Just like a judge can do with an offense involving penile-vaginal intercourse.
 
This bill only applies to young people aged 14, 15, 16 or 17 and anyone within a 10 year age range. The vast, vast majority of cases where a judge may decide NOT to put someone on the registry will be cases where the age range is close (such as 17-year-old and 18-year-old couple). At the end of the day, a judge will have full discretion to place someone on the registry, and a prosecutor can seek it. What is the age of consent in California? The age of consent remains unchanged. Under current law, it is ILLEGAL for anyone over 18 to have any type of sex with a 14, 15, 16 or 17 year old. This REMAINS ILLEGAL under SB 145 and is punishable by law. The only change is that a judge can decide, when the sexual contact is oral, anal or digital, whether or not the older party should be on the sex offender registry – if the couple is close in age and the behavior was voluntary. Courts already hold this same discretion when the offense is penile-vaginal sex.
PEDOPHILIA is now LEGAL in CALIFORNIA
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Claim: PEDOPHILIA is now LEGAL in CALIFORNIA

Evidence: What is the claim referencing when it says this? Senate Bill No. 145 What does senate Bill No 145 say about sex with minors? Senate Bill 145 ends California's anti-LGTBQ discriminatory treatment of specific sex acts regarding sex offender registry law. Under longstanding California law, if an adult has voluntary penile-vaginal intercourse with a minor aged 14, 15, 16, or 17 and is up to 10 years older than the minor, the offense is not automatically registerable. A judge has discretion whether or not to place the defendant on the sex offender registry. By contrast, if the sexual act is oral sex, anal sex or digital penetration, the court must place the defendant on the sex offender registry regardless of the facts of the crime and even in cases where the prosecutor does not want to place the defendant on the registry. This distinction in the law is irrational and discriminatory towards LGBTQ youth. Does SB 145 legalize sex with minors/pedophilia ? SB 145 DOES NOT legalize or weaken the penalties for any conduct. These offenses remain crimes punishable by law, and a judge can still CHOOSE to put the older party on the registry if the case warrants it. Just like a judge can do with an offense involving penile-vaginal intercourse.
 
This bill only applies to young people aged 14, 15, 16 or 17 and anyone within a 10 year age range. The vast, vast majority of cases where a judge may decide NOT to put someone on the registry will be cases where the age range is close (such as 17-year-old and 18-year-old couple). At the end of the day, a judge will have full discretion to place someone on the registry, and a prosecutor can seek it. What is the age of consent in California? The age of consent remains unchanged. Under current law, it is ILLEGAL for anyone over 18 to have any type of sex with a 14, 15, 16 or 17 year old. This REMAINS ILLEGAL under SB 145 and is punishable by law. The only change is that a judge can decide, when the sexual contact is oral, anal or digital, whether or not the older party should be on the sex offender registry – if the couple is close in age and the behavior was voluntary. Courts already hold this same discretion when the offense is penile-vaginal sex.

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Claim: PEDOPHILIA is now LEGAL in CALIFORNIA

Evidence: What is the claim referencing when it says this? Senate Bill No. 145 What does senate Bill No 145 say about sex with minors? Senate Bill 145 ends California's anti-LGTBQ discriminatory treatment of specific sex acts regarding sex offender registry law. Under longstanding California law, if an adult has voluntary penile-vaginal intercourse with a minor aged 14, 15, 16, or 17 and is up to 10 years older than the minor, the offense is not automatically registerable. A judge has discretion whether or not to place the defendant on the sex offender registry. By contrast, if the sexual act is oral sex, anal sex or digital penetration, the court must place the defendant on the sex offender registry regardless of the facts of the crime and even in cases where the prosecutor does not want to place the defendant on the registry. This distinction in the law is irrational and discriminatory towards LGBTQ youth. Does SB 145 legalize sex with minors/pedophilia ? SB 145 DOES NOT legalize or weaken the penalties for any conduct. These offenses remain crimes punishable by law, and a judge can still CHOOSE to put the older party on the registry if the case warrants it. Just like a judge can do with an offense involving penile-vaginal intercourse.
 
This bill only applies to young people aged 14, 15, 16 or 17 and anyone within a 10 year age range. The vast, vast majority of cases where a judge may decide NOT to put someone on the registry will be cases where the age range is close (such as 17-year-old and 18-year-old couple). At the end of the day, a judge will have full discretion to place someone on the registry, and a prosecutor can seek it. What is the age of consent in California? The age of consent remains unchanged. Under current law, it is ILLEGAL for anyone over 18 to have any type of sex with a 14, 15, 16 or 17 year old. This REMAINS ILLEGAL under SB 145 and is punishable by law. The only change is that a judge can decide, when the sexual contact is oral, anal or digital, whether or not the older party should be on the sex offender registry – if the couple is close in age and the behavior was voluntary. Courts already hold this same discretion when the offense is penile-vaginal sex.

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