Section 667.71 Of Title 16. General Provisions From California Penal Code >> Title 16. >> Part 1.
667.71
. (a) For the purpose of this section, a habitual sexual
offender is a person who has been previously convicted of one or more
of the offenses specified in subdivision (c) and who is convicted in
the present proceeding of one of those offenses.
(b) A habitual sexual offender shall be punished by imprisonment
in the state prison for 25 years to life.
(c) This section shall apply to any of the following offenses:
(1) Rape, in violation of paragraph (2) or (6) of subdivision (a)
of Section 261.
(2) Spousal rape, in violation of paragraph (1) or (4) of
subdivision (a) of Section 262.
(3) Rape, spousal rape, or sexual penetration, in concert, in
violation of Section 264.1.
(4) Lewd or lascivious act, in violation of subdivision (a) or (b)
of Section 288.
(5) Sexual penetration, in violation of subdivision (a) or (j) of
Section 289.
(6) Continuous sexual abuse of a child, in violation of Section
288.5.
(7) Sodomy, in violation of subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 286.
(8) Oral copulation, in violation of subdivision (c) or (d) of
Section 288a.
(9) Kidnapping, in violation of subdivision (b) of Section 207.
(10) Kidnapping, in violation of former subdivision (d) of Section
208 (kidnapping to commit specified sex offenses).
(11) Kidnapping, in violation of subdivision (b) of Section 209
with the intent to commit a specified sexual offense.
(12) Aggravated sexual assault of a child, in violation of Section
269.
(13) An offense committed in another jurisdiction that includes
all of the elements of an offense specified in this subdivision.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 1385 or any other provision of law,
the court shall not strike any allegation, admission, or finding of
any prior conviction specified in subdivision (c) for any person who
is subject to punishment under this section.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, probation shall
not be granted to, nor shall the execution or imposition of sentence
be suspended for, any person who is subject to punishment under this
section.
(f) This section shall apply only if the defendant's status as a
habitual sexual offender is alleged in the accusatory pleading, and
either admitted by the defendant in open court, or found to be true
by the trier of fact.