Relating to surgical castration for certain sex offenses

This bill relates to surgical castration for certain sex offenses. The bill provides that in addition to any other punishment provided by law, a person who has been convicted of a serious sex offense occurring on or after the effective date of the bill, in which the victim was under the age of 12 at the time of the offense, may be ordered by the court to undergo surgical castration as part of any conditions of release imposed by the court or the board of parole. If a person is placed on probation and is not in confinement at the time of sentencing, the presentence investigation shall include a plan for surgical castration to be performed as soon as is reasonably possible. If the person is in confinement prior to release on probation or parole, surgical castration shall be performed not later than one week prior to the defendant’s release from confinement. An order of the court requiring a person to undergo surgical castration shall be contingent upon a determination by a court-appointed medical expert that the defendant is an appropriate candidate for the procedure and that the procedure is medically appropriate.23.