00                  HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 211(JUD)                                                                 
01 "An Act relating to an aggravating factor at sentencing concerning the knowledge of the                                 
02 defendant regarding the vulnerability or incapability of resistance of the victim due to                                
03 homelessness."                                                                                                          
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1. AS 12.55.155(c)(5) is amended to read:                                                                
06                 (5)  the defendant knew or reasonably should have known that the                                        
07       victim of the offense was particularly vulnerable or incapable of resistance due to                               
08       advanced age, disability, ill health, homelessness, or extreme youth or was for any                           
09       other reason substantially incapable of exercising normal physical or mental powers of                            
10       resistance;                                                                                                       
11    * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
12 read:                                                                                                                   
13       APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to offenses committed on or after the effective                                   
14 date of this Act.