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,,repres5tatives  ,july #ah1 #bjbc,mr4  
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,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to au?orize ! c\rt to dep>t f a        
/atutory m9imum 9 ! case ( a juv5ile    
(f5d]1 y\?ful victim (f5d]1 & c]ta9 o!r 
m9ors1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,s>a's  
,law & ! ,prev5t+ ,unfair ,s5t5c+ ,act (
 #bjbc4  #b4 ,s5t5c+ y\?ful victim      
(f5d]s :o h be5 traffick$1 abus$1 or    
assault$  7a7 ,s5t5c+ y\?ful victim     
(f5d]s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ceec (  
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7 ,s5t5c+
 y\?ful victim (f5d]s  7#a7 ,/atutory   
m9imums ,9 ! case ( a y\?ful victim     
(f5d]1 ! c\rt %all h ! au?ority to      
impose a s5t5ce t is bel[ a level       
e/abli%$ by /atute z a m9imum s5t5ce s z
 to consid] ! effect ( trauma on !      

(f5d]'s conduct4  7#b7 ,susp5sion (     
s5t5ce ,9 ! case ( a y\?ful victim      
(f5d]1 ! c\rt %all h ! au?ority to      
susp5d any portion ( an impos$ s5t5ce4  
7#c7 ,y\?ful victim (f5d] def9$ ,9 ?is  
subsection1 ! t]m y\?ful victim (f5d]   
means an individual :o-- 7,a7 has n     
atta9$ ! age ( #ah2 &  7,b7 has be5     
convict$ ( a viol5t (f5se aga9/ a p]son 
:o ! c\rt f9ds1 by cle> & conv9c+       
evid5ce1 engag$ 9 conduct aga9/ su*     
individual1 n e>li] ?an #a ye> be=e su* 
viol5t (f5se1 t is an (f5se "u section  
#aeia or an (f5se "u *apt] #ga1 #aji;,a1
 #aaj1 or #aag4  4  7#b7 ,application ,!
 am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply
 only to a conviction ent]$ on or aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7     
,directive to s5t5c+ commission         
,pursuant to its au?ority "u section    
#iid7p7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code1 & 9 accordance ) ?is section1 !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,s5t5c+ ,commission %all  
review & am5d1 if appropriate1 its      
guidel9es & its policy /atem5ts )       

respect to y\?ful victim (f5d]s 7z su*  
t]m is def9$ 9 section #ceec ( title    
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 to ensure t ! 
guidel9es & policy /atem5ts are consi/5t
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