AB 848: Sexual battery.

This bill amends the penal code to increase the punishment for a specific type of crime, sexual battery, when it occurs in a hospital setting. The crime involves the touching of another person's intimate parts for sexual arousal or gratification, with the victim being in the care of the perpetrator. The bill would require the fact that the perpetrator was a hospital employee to be a factor in aggravation during sentencing. This change in punishment would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill also specifies that reimbursement is not required for the costs associated with this new law.