AMENDMENT FOR PRINTED BILL
39rd
___________________ moved that SB 39 be amended as follows:
On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
" Section 1. That § 22-6-1 be amended to read as follows:
22-6-1. Except as otherwise provided by law, felonies are divided into the following nine classes
which are distinguished from each other by the following maximum penalties which are authorized
upon conviction:
(1) Class A felony: death or life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. A lesser sentence than
death or life imprisonment may not be given for a Class A felony. In addition, a fine of
fifty thousand dollars may be imposed;
(2) Class B felony: life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. A lesser sentence may not be
given for a Class B felony. In addition, a fine of fifty thousand dollars may be imposed;
(3) Class C felony: life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. In addition, a fine of fifty
thousand dollars may be imposed;
(4) Class 1 felony: fifty years imprisonment in the state penitentiary. In addition, a fine of
fifty thousand dollars may be imposed;
(5) Class 2 felony: twenty-five years imprisonment in the state penitentiary. In addition, a fine
of fifty thousand dollars may be imposed;
(6) Class 3 felony: fifteen years imprisonment in the state penitentiary. In addition, a fine of
thirty thousand dollars may be imposed;
(7) Class 4 felony: ten years imprisonment in the state penitentiary. In addition, a fine of
twenty thousand dollars may be imposed;
(8) Class 5 felony: five years imprisonment in the state penitentiary. In addition, a fine of ten
thousand dollars may be imposed; and
(9) Class 6 felony: two years imprisonment in the state penitentiary or a fine of four thousand
dollars, or both.
If the defendant is under the age of eighteen years at the time of the offense and found guilty of
a Class A or B felony, the maximum sentence may be life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. In
addition, a fine of fifty thousand dollars may be imposed.
The court, in imposing sentence on a defendant who has been found guilty of a felony, shall order
in addition to the sentence that is imposed pursuant to the provisions of this section, that the
defendant make restitution to any victim in accordance with the provisions of chapter 23A-28.
Nothing in this section limits increased sentences for habitual criminals under §§ 22-7-7, 22-7-8,
and 22-7-8.1.
Section 2. That § 23A-27-1 be amended to read as follows:
23A-27-1. Sentences shall be imposed without unreasonable delay, but not within forty-eight
hours after determination of guilt. A defendant may waive the forty-eight hour delay. Before
imposing a sentence, a court may order a hearing in mitigation or aggravation of punishment. If the
defendant is a juvenile convicted as an adult of a Class A or Class B felony, prior to imposing a
sentence, the court shall conduct a presentence hearing. At such hearing, the court shall allow the
defense counsel an opportunity to speak on behalf of the defendant and shall address the defendant
personally and ask him if he wishes to make a statement in his own behalf and to present any
information in mitigation of punishment. The prosecuting attorney shall have an equivalent
opportunity to speak to the court. The circumstances must be presented by the testimony of witnesses
examined in open court, except that a witness' deposition may be taken by a magistrate in accordance
with chapter 23A-12. In imposing a sentence, the court shall enter an order of restitution in
accordance with chapter 23A-28. "