Probation: sex offenders.

Existing law provides that probation shall not be granted to specified defendants who are convicted of lewd or lascivious acts upon or with the body of a child, or defendants convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child, except as specified. Existing law provides that if the defendant is not ineligible for probation, the defendant may be granted probation only if certain terms and conditions are met. This bill would include within those terms and conditions that, if the defendant is not a member of the victim's household, the court would be required to prohibit the defendant from being placed or residing within 12 mile of the child victim's residence for the duration of the probation term unless the court, on the record, states its reasons for finding that this residency restriction would not serve the best interests of the victim.