California Proposition 96, Disease Testing Requirement Initiative (1988)
| California Proposition 96 | |
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| Topic Criminal trials and Vaccinations and disease policy |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
California Proposition 96 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 8, 1988. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that those who commit sexual assaults where there is a transmission of bodily fluids or those who touch a peace officer in a manner that could result in an exchange of bodily fluids may be court-ordered to be tested for HIV and other diseases. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that those who commit sexual assaults where there is a transmission of bodily fluids or those who touch a peace officer in a manner that could result in an exchange of bodily fluids may be court-ordered to be tested for HIV and other diseases. |
Election results
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California Proposition 96 |
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5,758,670 | 62.41% | ||
| No | 3,468,215 | 37.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 96 was as follows:
| “ | Communicable Disease Tests. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | COMMUNICABLE DISEASE TESTS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Requires courts in criminal and juvenile cases, upon finding of probable cause to believe bodily fluids were possibly transferred, to order persons charged with certain sex offenses, or certain assaults on peace officers. firefighters, or emergency medical personnel, to provide specimens of blood for testing for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), AIDS-related conditions and other communicable diseases. Provides notification to specified persons of test results. Requires medical personnel in correctional facilities to report inmate exposure to such diseases and notice to personnel who come in contact with such inmates. Provides confidentiality of information reported. Summary of Legislative Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact: The costs of judicial proceedings to local governments and laboratory costs to local and state governments could range up to $1 million annually depending on cost of courtroom hearings, the nature of the tests, and the number of persons subject to them. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 5 percent. For initiated statutes filed in 1988, at least 372,178 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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