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Proposition 47, also known by its ballot title Criminal Sentences. Misdemeanor Penalties. Misdemeanor Penalties. Initiative Statute , was a referendum passed by voters in the state of California on November 4, 2014 .
Before Proposition 47, if you carried drugs of any weight, otherwise known as simple drug possession, it could have been considered either a felony or a misdemeanor. When Proposition 47 passed ...
Possession under HS 11350 was formerly a prosecuted as a misdemeanor or felony with up to 3 years in prison, but Proposition 47 made simple possession for personal use a misdemeanor only. In practice, those charged with cocaine possession will in most cases be given an opportunity to plead guilty and receive no jail time under PC 1000, Prop 36 ...
California's Proposition 47 passed by a 60–40 margin in 2014. The proposal would "require misdemeanors instead of felonies for nonserious, nonviolent crimes like petty theft and drug possession ...
Proposition 36 would increase penalties for some drug and theft crimes by changing portions of Proposition 47. The 2014 voter-approved initiative made some lower-level offenses misdemeanors and ...
California Proposition 47 may refer to either of the following ballot initiatives in California: California Proposition 47 (2002) measure providing for the sale of $13 billion in bonds for education. California Proposition 47 (2014) measure reducing the criminal penalties on many nonviolent drug and property crimes from felonies to misdemeanors.
The group’s ballot measure aims to make changes to Proposition 47, an initiative voters approved in 2014. It loosened penalties for some crimes involving drugs or theft and set a $950 threshold ...
Proposition 47 made some nonviolent crimes misdemeanors, including shoplifting of items worth $950 or less and certain drug possession offenses.