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This section applies to the deferred entry of judgment reentry program and limits county reimbursement, requires resource consultation before implementation when extra county resources are needed, and allows certain agencies to seek outside funding. A prosecuting attorney may refer certain suspected offenders involving minor victims and physical abuse or neglect for counseling or treatment instead of prosecuting them, but must first seek advice from county social services or probation. The section does not apply to certain sexual abuse or sexual offense charges. A referred person must pay the referral’s administrative cost and counseling expense, subject to set fee caps and ability-to-pay consideration. This section requires notice and reporting steps before and during pretrial diversion for certain narcotics and drug abuse cases, and limits use of certain statements made in the process. The court must hold a hearing to decide whether the defendant consents to further proceedings and whether pretrial diversion should be granted.

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  1. 985.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. )

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    If a felony case is filed after the defendant has already posted bail, the court may commit the defendant to custody unless the defendant posts increased bail set by the order.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. ) ## 985. When the information or indictment is for a felony, and the defendant, before the filing thereof, has given bail for his appearance to answer the charge, the Court to which the indictment or information is presented, or in which it is pending, may order the defendant to be committed to actual custody, unless he gives bail in an increased amount, to be specified in the order. (Amended by Code Amendments 1880, Ch. 47.)
  2. 986.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. )

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    If the defendant is present when the order is made, he must be forthwith committed; if not, a bench warrant must be issued.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. ) ## 986. If the defendant is present when the order is made, he must be forthwith committed. If he is not present, a bench warrant must be issued and proceeded upon in the manner provided in this chapter. (Enacted 1872.)
  3. 987.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. )

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    This section requires courts to tell uncounseled defendants about counsel rights and, in some cases, assign counsel or take steps to determine ability to hire counsel.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. ) ## 987. (a) In a noncapital case, if the defendant appears for arraignment without counsel, the defendant shall be informed by the court that it is their right to have counsel before being arraigned, and shall be asked if they desire the assistance of counsel. If the defendant desires and is unable to employ counsel the court shall assign counsel to defend them. (b) In a capital case, if the defendant appears for arraignment without counsel, the court shall inform the defendant that they shall be represented by counsel at all stages of the preliminary and trial proceedings and that the representation is at their expense if they are able to employ counsel or at public expense if they are unable to employ counsel, inquire of them whether they are able to employ counsel and, if so, whether they desire to employ counsel of their choice or to have counsel assigned, and allow them a reasonable time to send for their chosen or assigned counsel. If the defendant is unable to employ counsel, the court shall assign counsel to defend them. If the defendant is able to employ counsel and either refuses to employ counsel or appears without counsel after having had a reasonable time to employ counsel, the court shall assign counsel. The court shall at the first opportunity inform the defendant’s trial counsel, whether retained by the defendant or court-appointed, of the additional duties imposed upon trial counsel in any capital case as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1240.1. (c) In order to assist the court in determining whether a defendant is able to employ counsel in any case, the court may require a defendant to file a financial statement or other financial information under penalty of perjury with the court or, in its discretion, order a defendant to appear before a county officer designated by the court to make an inquiry into the ability of the defendant to employ their own counsel. If a county officer is designated, the county officer shall provide to the court a written recommendation and the reason or reasons in support of the recommendation. The determination by the court shall be made on the record. Except as provided in Section 1214, the financial statement or other financial information obtained from the defendant shall be confidential and privileged and shall not be admissible in evidence in any criminal proceeding except the prosecution of an alleged offense of perjury based upon false material contained in the financial statement. The financial statement shall be made available to the prosecution only for purposes of investigation of an alleged offense of perjury based upon false material contained in the financial statement at the conclusion of the proceedings for which the financial statement was required to be submitted. (d) In a capital case, the court may appoint an additional attorney as a cocounsel upon a written request of the first attorney appointed. The request shall be supported by an affidavit of the first attorney setting forth in detail the reasons why a second attorney should be appointed. Any affidavit filed with the court shall be confidential and privileged. The court shall appoint a second attorney when it is convinced by the reasons stated in the affidavit that the appointment is necessary to provide the defendant with effective representation. If the request is denied, the court shall state on the record its reasons for denial of the request. (e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021. (Repealed (in Sec. 31) and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 92, Sec. 32. (AB 1869) Effective September 18, 2020. Operative July 1, 2021, by its own provisions.)
  4. 987.05.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. )

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    When assigning defense counsel in felony cases, the court must choose counsel who is on the record as ready within the code’s time limits, unless the case is unusually complex. The court may set extra preparation time, may let counsel get familiar with the case, and may sanction counsel who said they would be ready but are not.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. ) ## 987.05. In assigning defense counsel in felony cases, whether it is the public defender or private counsel, the court shall only assign counsel who represents, on the record, that he or she will be ready to proceed with the preliminary hearing or trial, as the case may be, within the time provisions prescribed in this code for preliminary hearings and trials, except in those unusual cases where the court finds that, due to the nature of the case, counsel cannot reasonably be expected to be ready within the presecribed period if he or she were to begin preparing the case forthwith and continue to make diligent and constant efforts to be ready. In the case where the time of preparation for preliminary hearing or trial is deemed greater than the statutory time, the court shall set a reasonable time period for preparation. In making this determination, the court shall not consider counsel’s convenience, counsel’s calendar conflicts, or counsel’s other business. The court may allow counsel a reasonable time to become familiar with the case in order to determine whether he or she can be ready. In cases where counsel, after making representations that he or she will be ready for preliminary examination or trial, and without good cause is not ready on the date set, the court may relieve counsel from the case and may impose sanctions upon counsel, including, but not limited to, finding the assigned counsel in contempt of court, imposing a fine, or denying any public funds as compensation for counsel’s services. Both the prosecuting attorney and defense counsel shall have a right to present evidence and argument as to a reasonable length of time for preparation and on any reasons why counsel could not be prepared in the set time. (Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 115, Sec. 20.)
  5. 987.1.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. )

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    Counsel at the preliminary examination must keep representing a felony defendant until the arraignment date on the information, unless the court relieves counsel because other counsel is substituted or for cause.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. ) ## 987.1. Counsel at the preliminary examination shall continue to represent a defendant who has been ordered to stand trial for a felony until the date set for arraignment on the information unless relieved by the court upon the substitution of other counsel or for cause. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 377. Effective September 28, 1998.)
  6. 987.2.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. )

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    This section sets how assigned counsel is selected and paid in certain criminal cases, gives appointed counsel and court-appointed investigators equal access rights to information, and allows limited court discretion to depart from the default appointment order.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. ) ## 987.2. (a) In any case in which a person, including a person who is a minor, desires but is unable to employ counsel, and in which counsel is assigned in the superior court to represent the person in a criminal trial, proceeding, or appeal, the following assigned counsel shall receive a reasonable sum for compensation and for necessary expenses, the amount of which shall be determined by the court, to be paid out of the general fund of the county: (1) In a county or city and county in which there is no public defender. (2) In a county of the first, second, or third class where there is no contract for criminal defense services between the county and one or more responsible attorneys. (3) In a case in which the court finds that, because of a conflict of interest or other reasons, the public defender has properly refused. (4) In a county of the first, second, or third class where attorneys contracted by the county are unable to represent the person accused. (b) The sum provided for in subdivision (a) may be determined by contract between the court and one or more responsible attorneys after consultation with the board of supervisors as to the total amount of compensation and expenses to be paid, which shall be within the amount of funds allocated by the board of supervisors for the cost of assigned counsel in those cases. (c) In counties that utilize an assigned private counsel system as either the primary method of public defense or as the method of appointing counsel in cases where the public defender is unavailable, the county, the courts, or the local county bar association working with the courts are encouraged to do all of the following: (1) Establish panels that shall be open to members of the State Bar of California. (2) Categorize attorneys for panel placement on the basis of experience. (3) Refer cases to panel members on a rotational basis within the level of experience of each panel, except that a judge may exclude an individual attorney from appointment to an individual case for good cause. (4) Seek to educate those panel members through an approved training program. (d) In a county of the first, second, or third class, the court shall first utilize the services of the public defender to provide criminal defense services for indigent defendants. In the event that the public defender is unavailable and the county and the courts have contracted with one or more responsible attorneys or with a panel of attorneys to provide criminal defense services for indigent defendants, the court shall utilize the services of the county-contracted attorneys prior to assigning any other private counsel. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require the appointment of counsel in any case in which the counsel has a conflict of interest. In the interest of justice, a court may depart from that portion of the procedure requiring appointment of a county-contracted attorney after making a finding of good cause and stating the reasons therefor on the record. (e) In a county of the first, second, or third class, the court shall first utilize the services of the public defender to provide criminal defense services for indigent defendants. In the event that the public defender is unavailable and the county has created a second public defender and contracted with one or more responsible attorneys or with a panel of attorneys to provide criminal defense services for indigent defendants, and if the quality of representation provided by the second public defender is comparable to the quality of representation provided by the public defender, the court shall next utilize the services of the second public defender and then the services of the county-contracted attorneys prior to assigning any other private counsel. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require the appointment of counsel in any case in which the counsel has a conflict of interest. In the interest of justice, a court may depart from that portion of the procedure requiring appointment of the second public defender or a county-contracted attorney after making a finding of good cause and stating the reasons therefor on the record. (f) In any case in which counsel is assigned as provided in subdivision (a), that counsel appointed by the court and any court-appointed licensed private investigator shall have the same rights and privileges to information as the public defender and the public defender investigator. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this subdivision to equalize any disparity that exists between the ability of private, court-appointed counsel and investigators, and public defenders and public defender investigators, to represent their clients. This subdivision is not intended to grant to private investigators access to any confidential Department of Motor Vehicles’ information not otherwise available to them. This subdivision is not intended to extend to private investigators the right to issue subpoenas. (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, where an indigent defendant is first charged in one county and establishes an attorney-client relationship with the public defender, defense services contract attorney, or private attorney, and where the defendant is then charged with an offense in a second or subsequent county, the court in the second or subsequent county may appoint the same counsel as was appointed in the first county to represent the defendant when all of the following conditions are met: (1) The offense charged in the second or subsequent county would be joinable for trial with the offense charged in the first if it took place in the same county, or involves evidence which would be cross-admissible. (2) The court finds that the interests of justice and economy will be best served by unitary representation. (3) Counsel appointed in the first county consents to the appointment. (h) The county may recover costs of public defender services under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 4750) of Title 5 of Part 3 for any case subject to Section 4750. (i) Counsel shall be appointed to represent, in a misdemeanor case, a person who desires but is unable to employ counsel, when it appears that the appointment is necessary to provide an adequate and effective defense for the defendant. Appointment of counsel in an infraction case is governed by Section 19.6. (j) As used in this section, “county of the first, second, or third class” means the county of the first class, county of the second class, and county of the third class as provided by Sections 28020, 28022, 28023, and 28024 of the Government Code. (k) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021. (Repealed (in Sec. 33) and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 92, Sec. 34. (AB 1869) Effective September 18, 2020. Operative July 1, 2021, by its own provisions.)
  7. 987.3.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. )

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    A court-appointed attorney is entitled to reasonable compensation and necessary expenses, and the judge must consider listed factors when setting them.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. ) ## 987.3. Whenever in this code a court-appointed attorney is entitled to reasonable compensation and necessary expenses, the judge of the court shall consider the following factors, no one of which alone shall be controlling: (a) Customary fee in the community for similar services rendered by privately retained counsel to a nonindigent client. (b) The time and labor required to be spent by the attorney. (c) The difficulty of the defense. (d) The novelty or uncertainty of the law upon which the decision depended. (e) The degree of professional ability, skill, and experience called for and exercised in the performance of the services. (f) The professional character, qualification, and standing of the attorney. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 101.)
  8. 987.6.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. )

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    The Department of Finance must pay counties, from available state money for this purpose, up to 10% of certain county spending on counsel for qualifying persons. The department may also adopt rules and set the application process.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. ) ## 987.6. (a) From any state moneys made available to it for such purpose, the Department of Finance shall, pursuant to this section, pay to the counties an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts actually expended by the counties in providing counsel in accordance with the law whether by public defender, assigned counsel, or both, for persons charged with violations of state criminal law or involuntarily detained under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, Division 5 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, who desire, but are unable to afford, counsel. (b) Application for payment shall be made in such manner and at such times as prescribed by the Department of Finance and the department may adopt rules necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. (Added by renumbering Section 987b by Stats. 1970, Ch. 723.)
  9. 987.9.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. )

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    This section lets an indigent defendant in certain serious cases ask the court for defense funds, requires a sworn application showing necessity, and sets rules for how the court, Controller, and attorney must handle the request and related records.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. ) ## 987.9. (a) In the trial of a capital case or a case under subdivision (a) of Section 190.05, the indigent defendant, through the defendant’s counsel, may request the court for funds for the specific payment of investigators, experts, and others for the preparation or presentation of the defense. The application for funds shall be by affidavit and shall specify that the funds are reasonably necessary for the preparation or presentation of the defense. The fact that an application has been made shall be confidential and the contents of the application shall be confidential. Upon receipt of an application, a judge of the court, other than the trial judge presiding over the case in question, shall rule on the reasonableness of the request and shall disburse an appropriate amount of money to the defendant’s attorney. The ruling on the reasonableness of the request shall be made at an in camera hearing. In making the ruling, the court shall be guided by the need to provide a complete and full defense for the defendant. (b) (1) The Controller shall not reimburse any county for costs that exceed Department of General Services’ standards for travel and per diem expenses. The Controller may reimburse extraordinary costs in unusual cases if the county provides sufficient documentation of the need for those expenditures. (2) At the termination of the proceedings, the attorney shall furnish to the court a complete accounting of all moneys received and disbursed pursuant to this section. (c) The Controller shall adopt regulations pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, controlling reimbursements under this section. The regulations shall consider compensation for investigators, expert witnesses, and other expenses that may or may not be reimbursable pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the Controller shall follow any regulations adopted until final approval by the Office of Administrative Law. (d) The confidentiality provided in this section shall not preclude any court from providing the prosecuting agency representing the state in the proceeding with access to documents protected by this section when the defendant raises an issue on appeal or collateral review where the recorded portion of the record, created pursuant to this section, relates to the issue raised. When the defendant raises that issue either on appeal or in a collateral review where an order to show cause has issued, the funding records, or relevant portions thereof, shall be provided to the prosecuting agency representing the state in the proceeding at their request. In this case, the documents shall remain under seal and their use shall be limited solely to the pending proceeding. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 153, Sec. 1. (AB 2521) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  10. 988.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. )

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    An arraignment must be conducted by the court, or by the clerk or prosecuting attorney acting under the court’s direction.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. ) ## 988. The arraignment must be made by the court, or by the clerk or prosecuting attorney under its direction, and consists in reading the accusatory pleading to the defendant and delivering to the defendant a true copy thereof, and of the endorsements thereon, if any, including the list of witnesses, and asking the defendant whether the defendant pleads guilty or not guilty to the accusatory pleading; provided, that where the accusatory pleading is a complaint charging a misdemeanor, a copy of the same need not be delivered to any defendant unless requested by the defendant. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 379. Effective September 28, 1998.)
  11. 989.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. )

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    At arraignment, the defendant must state his true name if the prosecuting name is not correct; the court may then proceed under the accusatory name or, if another true name is claimed, enter it in the minutes.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. ) ## 989. When the defendant is arraigned, he must be informed that if the name by which he is prosecuted is not his true name, he must then declare his true name, or be proceeded against by the name in the accusatory pleading. If he gives no other name, the court may proceed accordingly; but if he alleges that another name is his true name, the court must direct an entry thereof in the minutes of the arraignment, and the subsequent proceedings on the accusatory pleading may be had against him by that name, referring also to the name by which he was first charged therein. (Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.)
  12. 99.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25 - 680.4] ( Part 1 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 7. OF CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE [92 - 186.36] ( Title 7 enacted 1872. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Bribery and Corruption [92 - 100] ( Chapter 1 enacted 1872. )

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    The Superintendent of State Printing must not have interests in certain contracts or related state work while in office.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25 - 680.4] ( Part 1 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 7. OF CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE [92 - 186.36] ( Title 7 enacted 1872. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Bribery and Corruption [92 - 100] ( Chapter 1 enacted 1872. ) ## 99. The Superintendent of State Printing shall not, during his continuance in office, have any interest, either directly or indirectly, in any contract in any way connected with his office as Superintendent of State Printing; nor shall he, during said period, be interested, either directly or indirectly, in any state printing, binding, engraving, lithographing, or other state work of any kind connected with his said office; nor shall he, directly or indirectly, be interested in any contract for furnishing paper, or other printing stock or material, to or for use in his said office; and any violations of these provisions shall subject him, on conviction before a court of competent jurisdiction, to imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 and to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 243. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
  13. 990.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. )

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    If the defendant asks for it at arraignment, the defendant must be given a reasonable time to answer.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. ) ## 990. If on the arraignment, the defendant requires it, the defendant must be allowed a reasonable time to answer, which shall be not less than one day in a felony case and not more than seven days in a misdemeanor or infraction case. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 380. Effective September 28, 1998.)
  14. 991.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. )

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    This section tells the magistrate to decide probable cause at arraignment in certain misdemeanor cases, and it sets what happens if probable cause is found or not found.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. ) ## 991. (a) If the defendant is in custody at the time he appears before the magistrate for arraignment and, if the public offense is a misdemeanor to which the defendant has pleaded not guilty, the magistrate, on motion of counsel for the defendant or the defendant, shall determine whether there is probable cause to believe that a public offense has been committed and that the defendant is guilty thereof. (b) The determination of probable cause shall be made immediately unless the court grants a continuance for good cause not to exceed three court days. (c) In determining the existence of probable cause, the magistrate shall consider any warrant of arrest with supporting affidavits, and the sworn complaint together with any documents or reports incorporated by reference thereto, which, if based on information and belief, state the basis for such information, or any other documents of similar reliability. (d) If, after examining these documents, the court determines that there exists probable cause to believe that the defendant has committed the offense charged in the complaint, it shall set the matter for trial. If the court determines that no such probable cause exists, it shall dismiss the complaint and discharge the defendant. (e) Within 15 days of the dismissal of a complaint pursuant to this section the prosecution may refile the complaint. A second dismissal pursuant to this section is a bar to any other prosecution for the same offense. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1379, Sec. 1.)
  15. 992.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. )

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    For felony cases, the court must require a defendant’s right thumbprint at arraignment or another listed stage, with fallback steps if a thumbprint cannot be given.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. ) ## 992. (a) (1) In any case in which the defendant is charged with a felony, the court shall require the defendant to provide a right thumbprint on a form developed for this purpose. Unless the court has obtained the thumbprint at an earlier proceeding, it shall do so at the arraignment on the information or indictment, or upon entry of a guilty or no contest plea under Section 859a. The fingerprint form shall include the name and superior court case number of the defendant, the date, and the printed name, position, and badge or serial number of the court bailiff who imprints the defendant’s thumbprint. In the event the defendant is physically unable to provide a right thumbprint, the defendant shall provide a left thumbprint. In the event the defendant is physically unable to provide a left thumbprint, the court shall make a determination as to how the defendant might otherwise provide a suitable identifying characteristic to be imprinted on the judgment of conviction. The clerk shall note on the fingerprint form which digit, if any, of the defendant’s was imprinted thereon. In the event that the defendant is convicted, this fingerprint form shall be attached to the minute order reflecting the defendant’s sentence. The fingerprint form shall be permanently maintained in the superior court file. (2) This thumbprint or fingerprint shall not be used to create a database. The Judicial Council shall develop a form to implement this section. (b) In the event that a county implements a countywide policy in which every felony defendant’s photograph and fingerprints are permanently maintained in the superior court file, the presiding judge of that county may elect, after consultation with the district attorney, to continue compliance with this section. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 304, Sec. 8. (SB 428) Effective January 1, 2012.)
  16. 993.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. )

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    At arraignment, the court must give certain parenting-related information to a felony defendant who is a sole custodial parent of minor children, or whom the court reasonably treats as one.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976 - 993] ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1872. ) ## 993. (a) At the arraignment of a defendant who is charged with a felony and who is, or whom the court reasonably deems to be, the sole custodial parent of one or more minor children, the court shall provide the following to the defendant: (1) Judicial Council Form GC-205, the “Guardianship Pamphlet.” (2) Information regarding a power of attorney for a minor child. (3) Information regarding trustline background examinations pertaining to child care providers as provided in Chapter 3.35 (commencing with Section 1596.60) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code. (b) If the defendant states, orally or in writing, at the arraignment that the defendant is a sole custodial parent of one or more minor children, the court may reasonably deem the defendant to be a sole custodial parent of one or more minor children without further investigation. The court may, but is not required to, make that determination on the basis of information other than the defendant’s statement. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 256, Sec. 9. (SB 781) Effective January 1, 2020.)
  17. 995.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Setting Aside the Indictment or Information [995 - 999a] ( Heading of Chapter 2 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. )

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    A court must set aside an indictment or information on the defendant’s motion if the listed defects are shown, subject to Section 995a(b).

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Setting Aside the Indictment or Information [995 - 999a] ( Heading of Chapter 2 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## 995. (a) Subject to subdivision (b) of Section 995a, the indictment or information shall be set aside by the court in which the defendant is arraigned, upon his or her motion, in either of the following cases: (1) If it is an indictment: (A) Where it is not found, endorsed, and presented as prescribed in this code. (B) That the defendant has been indicted without reasonable or probable cause. (2) If it is an information: (A) That before the filing thereof the defendant had not been legally committed by a magistrate. (B) That the defendant had been committed without reasonable or probable cause. (b) In cases in which the procedure set out in subdivision (b) of Section 995a is utilized, the court shall reserve a final ruling on the motion until those procedures have been completed. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1505, Sec. 3.)
  18. 995a

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Setting Aside the Indictment or Information [995 - 999a] ( Heading of Chapter 2 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. )

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    This section lets the court fix certain indictment or information defects, order further proceedings for minor errors, and limits that procedure to one use per information.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Setting Aside the Indictment or Information [995 - 999a] ( Heading of Chapter 2 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## 995a. (a) If the names of the witnesses examined before the grand jury are not inserted at the foot of the indictment or indorsed thereon, the court shall order them to be so inserted or indorsed; and if the information be not subscribed by the district attorney, the court may order it to be so subscribed. (b) (1) Without setting aside the information, the court may, upon motion of the prosecuting attorney, order further proceedings to correct errors alleged by the defendant if the court finds that such errors are minor errors of omission, ambiguity, or technical defect which can be expeditiously cured or corrected without a rehearing of a substantial portion of the evidence. The court may remand the cause to the committing magistrate for further proceedings, or if the parties and the court agree, the court may itself sit as a magistrate and conduct further proceedings. When remanding the cause to the committing magistrate, the court shall state in its remand order which minor errors it finds could be expeditiously cured or corrected. (2) Any further proceedings conducted pursuant to this subdivision may include the taking of testimony and shall be deemed to be a part of the preliminary examination. (3) The procedure specified in this subdivision may be utilized only once for each information filed. Any further proceedings conducted pursuant to this subdivision shall not be deemed to extend the time within which a defendant must be brought to trial under Section 1382. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1505, Sec. 4.)
  19. 996.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Setting Aside the Indictment or Information [995 - 999a] ( Heading of Chapter 2 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. )

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    If the defendant does not make the motion to set aside the indictment or information, the defendant cannot later raise the objections listed in Section 995.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Setting Aside the Indictment or Information [995 - 999a] ( Heading of Chapter 2 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## 996. If the motion to set aside the indictment or information is not made, the defendant is precluded from afterwards taking the objections mentioned in Section 995. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 138.)
  20. 997.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Setting Aside the Indictment or Information [995 - 999a] ( Heading of Chapter 2 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. )

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    The court must hear a motion to set aside an indictment or information when it is made, unless it postpones the hearing for cause.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Setting Aside the Indictment or Information [995 - 999a] ( Heading of Chapter 2 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## 997. The motion must be heard at the time it is made, unless for cause the court postpones the hearing to another time. The court may entertain such motion prior to trial whether or not a plea has been entered and such plea need not be set aside in order to consider the motion. If the motion is denied, and the accused has not previously answered the indictment or information, either by demurring or pleading thereto, he shall immediately do so. If the motion is granted, the court must order that the defendant, if in custody, be discharged therefrom; or, if admitted to bail, that his bail be exonerated; or, if he has deposited money, or if money has been deposited by another or others instead of bail for his appearance, that the same be refunded to him or to the person or persons found by the court to have deposited said money on behalf of said defendant, unless it directs that the case be resubmitted to the same or another grand jury, or that an information be filed by the district attorney; provided, that after such order of resubmission the defendant may be examined before a magistrate, and discharged or committed by him, as in other cases, if before indictment or information filed he has not been examined and committed by a magistrate. (Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1064.)
  21. 998.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Setting Aside the Indictment or Information [995 - 999a] ( Heading of Chapter 2 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. )

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    If a case is sent back for resubmission or a new information, the defendant stays in custody unless released on bail, and any bail or deposited money secures the defendant’s appearance; the court must make the Section 997 order when the grand jury is discharged if no new indictment or information has been filed.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Setting Aside the Indictment or Information [995 - 999a] ( Heading of Chapter 2 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## 998. If the court directs the case to be resubmitted, or an information to be filed, the defendant, if already in custody, shall remain, unless he or she is admitted to bail; or, if already admitted to bail, or money has been deposited instead thereof, the bail or money is answerable for the appearance of the defendant to answer a new indictment or information; and, unless a new indictment is found or information filed before the next grand jury of the county is discharged, the court shall, on the discharge of such grand jury, make the order prescribed by Section 997. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 828, Sec. 58.)
  22. 999.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Setting Aside the Indictment or Information [995 - 999a] ( Heading of Chapter 2 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. )

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    An order setting aside an indictment or information does not prevent a later prosecution for the same offense.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Setting Aside the Indictment or Information [995 - 999a] ( Heading of Chapter 2 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## 999. An order to set aside an indictment or information, as provided in this chapter, is no bar to a future prosecution for the same offense. (Amended by Code Amendments 1880, Ch. 47.)
  23. 999a

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Setting Aside the Indictment or Information [995 - 999a] ( Heading of Chapter 2 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. )

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    A petition for a writ of prohibition must be filed in the appellate court within 15 days after a Section 995 motion is denied, and a copy must be served on the district attorney.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Setting Aside the Indictment or Information [995 - 999a] ( Heading of Chapter 2 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## 999a. A petition for a writ of prohibition, predicated upon the ground that the indictment was found without reasonable or probable cause or that the defendant had been committed on an information without reasonable or probable cause, or that the court abused its discretion in utilizing the procedure set out in subdivision (b) of Section 995a, must be filed in the appellate court within 15 days after a motion made under Section 995 to set aside the indictment on the ground that the defendant has been indicted without reasonable or probable cause or that the defendant had been committed on an information without reasonable or probable cause, has been denied by the trial court. A copy of such petition shall be served upon the district attorney of the county in which the indictment is returned or the information is filed. The alternative writ shall not issue until five days after the service of notice upon the district attorney and until he has had an opportunity to appear before the appellate court and to indicate to the court the particulars in which the evidence is sufficient to sustain the indictment or commitment. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1505, Sec. 5.)
  24. 999b

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.2. Career Criminals [999b - 999h] ( Heading of Chapter 2.2 renumbered from Chapter 2.3 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 125. )

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    The Legislature states that a small number of repeat felony offenders commit a disproportionate amount of serious crime against the people of California and says this chapter is intended to support stronger district attorney efforts to prosecute them.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.2. Career Criminals [999b - 999h] ( Heading of Chapter 2.2 renumbered from Chapter 2.3 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 125. ) ## 999b. The Legislature hereby finds a substantial and disproportionate amount of serious crime is committed against the people of California by a relatively small number of multiple and repeat felony offenders, commonly known as career criminals. In enacting this chapter, the Legislature intends to support increased efforts by district attorneys’ offices to prosecute career criminals through organizational and operational techniques that have been proven effective in selected counties in this and other states. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 42, Sec. 1. Effective February 17, 1982.)
  25. 999c

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.2. Career Criminals [999b - 999h] ( Heading of Chapter 2.2 renumbered from Chapter 2.3 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 125. )

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    This section creates a program to provide financial and technical assistance to district attorneys’ offices, with the Director of Emergency Services administering the funds.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.2. Career Criminals [999b - 999h] ( Heading of Chapter 2.2 renumbered from Chapter 2.3 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 125. ) ## 999c. (a) There is hereby established in the Office of Emergency Services a program of financial and technical assistance for district attorneys’ offices, designated the California Career Criminal Prosecution Program. All funds appropriated to the office for the purposes of this chapter shall be administered and disbursed by the Director of Emergency Services, and shall to the greatest extent feasible be coordinated or consolidated with federal funds that may be made available for these purposes. (b) The Director of Emergency Services is authorized to allocate and award funds to counties in which career criminal prosecution units are established in substantial compliance with the policies and criteria set forth below in Sections 999d, 999e, 999f, and 999g. (c) The allocation and award of funds shall be made upon application executed by the county’s district attorney and approved by its board of supervisors. Funds disbursed under this chapter shall not supplant local funds that would, in the absence of the California Career Criminal Prosecution Program, be made available to support the prosecution of felony cases. Funds available under this program shall not be subject to review as specified in Section 14780 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 406. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
  26. 999d

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.2. Career Criminals [999b - 999h] ( Heading of Chapter 2.2 renumbered from Chapter 2.3 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 125. )

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    Career criminal prosecution units that receive funds under this chapter must focus enhanced prosecution efforts on individuals selected under Section 999e.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.2. Career Criminals [999b - 999h] ( Heading of Chapter 2.2 renumbered from Chapter 2.3 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 125. ) ## 999d. Career criminal prosecution units receiving funds under this chapter shall concentrate enhanced prosecution efforts and resources upon individuals identified under selection criteria set forth in Section 999e. Enhanced prosecution efforts and resources shall include, but not be limited to: (a) “Vertical” prosecutorial representation, whereby the prosecutor who makes the initial filing or appearance in a career criminal case will perform all subsequent court appearances on that particular case through its conclusion, including the sentencing phase; (b) Assignment of highly qualified investigators and prosecutors to career criminal cases; and (c) Significant reduction of caseloads for investigators and prosecutors assigned to career criminal cases. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 42, Sec. 1. Effective February 17, 1982.)
  27. 999e

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.2. Career Criminals [999b - 999h] ( Heading of Chapter 2.2 renumbered from Chapter 2.3 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 125. )

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    People who are arrested for certain felonies and meet listed prior-offense criteria are subject to career criminal prosecution efforts. District attorneys may also narrow those efforts in some counties, and must consider specified defendant and charge factors when using that discretion.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.2. Career Criminals [999b - 999h] ( Heading of Chapter 2.2 renumbered from Chapter 2.3 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 125. ) ## 999e. (a) An individual who is under arrest for the commission or attempted commission of one or more of the felonies listed in paragraph (1) and who is either being prosecuted for three or more separate offenses not arising out of the same transaction involving one or more of those felonies, or has been convicted during the preceding 10 years for any felony listed in paragraph (2) of this subdivision, or at least two convictions during the preceding 10 years for any felony listed in paragraph (3) of this subdivision shall be the subject of career criminal prosecution efforts. (1) Murder, manslaughter, rape, sexual assault, child molestation, robbery, carjacking, burglary, arson, receiving stolen property, grand theft, grand theft auto, lewd and lascivious conduct upon a child, assault with a firearm, discharging a firearm into an inhabited structure or vehicle, owning, possessing, or having custody or control of a firearm, as specified in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 29800, or any unlawful act relating to controlled substances in violation of Section 11351, 11351.5, 11352, or 11378 of the Health and Safety Code. (2) Robbery of the first degree, carjacking, burglary of the first degree, arson as defined in Section 451, unlawfully causing a fire as defined in Section 452, forcible rape, sodomy or oral copulation committed with force, lewd or lascivious conduct committed upon a child, kidnapping as defined in Section 209 or 209.5, murder, or manslaughter. (3) Grand theft, grand theft auto, receiving stolen property, robbery of the second degree, burglary of the second degree, kidnapping as defined in Section 207, assault with a deadly weapon or instrument, or any unlawful act relating to controlled substances in violation of Section 11351 or 11352 of the Health and Safety Code. For purposes of this chapter, the 10-year periods specified in this section shall be exclusive of any time which the arrested person has served in state prison. (b) In applying the career criminal selection criteria set forth above, a district attorney may elect to limit career criminal prosecution efforts to persons arrested for any one or more of the felonies listed in subdivision (a) of this section if crime statistics demonstrate that the incidence of one or more of these felonies presents a particularly serious problem in the county. (c) In exercising the prosecutorial discretion granted by Section 999g, the district attorney shall consider the character, background, and prior criminal background of the defendant, and the number and the seriousness of the offenses currently charged against the defendant. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 178, Sec. 70. (SB 1115) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 107 of Ch. 178.)
  28. 999f

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.2. Career Criminals [999b - 999h] ( Heading of Chapter 2.2 renumbered from Chapter 2.3 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 125. )

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    Certain district attorney offices must follow strict career-criminal prosecution policies, and prosecutions in these cases generally may not negotiate plea agreements.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.2. Career Criminals [999b - 999h] ( Heading of Chapter 2.2 renumbered from Chapter 2.3 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 125. ) ## 999f. (a) Each district attorney’s office establishing a career criminal prosecution unit and receiving state support under this chapter shall adopt and pursue the following policies for career criminal cases: (1) A plea of guilty or a trial conviction will be sought on all the offenses charged in the accusatory pleading against an individual meeting career criminal selection criteria. (2) All reasonable prosecutorial efforts will be made to resist the pretrial release of a charged defendant meeting career criminal selection criteria. (3) All reasonable prosecutorial efforts will be made to persuade the court to impose the most severe authorized sentence upon a person convicted after prosecution as a career criminal. (4) All reasonable prosecutorial efforts will be made to reduce the time between arrest and disposition of charge against an individual meeting career criminal selection criteria. (b) The prosecution shall not negotiate a plea agreement with a defendant in a career criminal prosecution; and Sections 1192.1 to 1192.5, inclusive, shall not apply, nor shall any plea of guilty or nolo contendere authorized by any such section, or any plea of guilty or nolo contendere as a result of any plea agreement be approved by the court in a career criminal prosecution. (c) For purposes of this section a “plea agreement” means an agreement by the defendant to plead guilty or nolo contendere in exchange for any or all of the following: a dismissal of charges, a reduction in the degree of a charge, a change of a charge to a lesser or different crime, a specific manner or extent of punishment. (d) This section does not prohibit the reduction of the offense charged or dismissal of counts in the interest of justice when a written declaration by the prosecuting attorney stating the specific factual and legal basis for such reduction or dismissal is presented to the court and the court, in writing, acknowledges acceptance of such declaration. A copy of such declaration and acceptance shall be retained in the case file. The only basis upon which charges may be reduced or counts dismissed by the court shall be in cases where the prosecuting attorney decides that there is insufficient evidence to prove the people’s case, the testimony of a material witness cannot be obtained, or a reduction or dismissal would not result in a substantial change in sentence. In any case in which the court or magistrate grants the prosecuting attorney’s motion for a reduction of charges or dismissal of counts because there would be no substantial change in sentence, the court or magistrate shall require the prosecuting attorney to put on the record in open court the following: (1) The charges filed in the complaint or information and the maximum statutory penalty that could be given if the defendant were convicted of all such charges. (2) The charges which would be filed against the defendant if the court or magistrate grants the prosecuting attorney’s motion and the maximum statutory penalty which can be given for these charges. (e) This section does not prohibit a plea agreement when there are codefendants, and the prosecuting attorney determines that the information or testimony of the defendant making the agreement is necessary for the conviction of one or more of the other codefendants. The court shall condition its acceptance of the plea agreement on the defendant giving the information or testimony. Before the court can accept the plea agreement, the prosecuting attorney shall present a written declaration to the court, specifying the legal and factual reasons for the agreement, and the court shall acknowledge in writing its acceptance of that declaration. A copy of the declaration and acceptance shall be retained in the case file. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 42, Sec. 1. Effective February 17, 1982.)
  29. 999g

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.2. Career Criminals [999b - 999h] ( Heading of Chapter 2.2 renumbered from Chapter 2.3 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 125. )

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    The Section 999e selection criteria must be followed in each career criminal case, unless the prosecutor reasonably decides that extraordinary circumstances justify departing from them.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.2. Career Criminals [999b - 999h] ( Heading of Chapter 2.2 renumbered from Chapter 2.3 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 125. ) ## 999g. The selection criteria set forth in Section 999e shall be adhered to for each career criminal case unless, in the reasonable exercise of prosecutor’s discretion, extraordinary circumstances require the departure from such policies in order to promote the general purposes and intent of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 42, Sec. 1. Effective February 17, 1982.)
  30. 999h

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.2. Career Criminals [999b - 999h] ( Heading of Chapter 2.2 renumbered from Chapter 2.3 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 125. )

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    The defendant cannot be described as a “career criminal” to the trier of fact.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.2. Career Criminals [999b - 999h] ( Heading of Chapter 2.2 renumbered from Chapter 2.3 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 125. ) ## 999h. The characterization of a defendant as a “career criminal” as defined by this chapter may not be communicated to the trier of fact. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 42, Sec. 1. Effective February 17, 1982.)
  31. 999i

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.3. Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i - 999p] ( Heading of Chapter 2.3 renumbered from Chapter 2.4 (as added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 126. )

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    The Legislature says repeat sexual offenders are a serious danger and states its intent to support stronger prosecution efforts by district attorneys’ offices.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.3. Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i - 999p] ( Heading of Chapter 2.3 renumbered from Chapter 2.4 (as added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 126. ) ## 999i. The Legislature hereby finds that repeat sexual offenders present a clear and present danger to the mental and physical well-being of the citizens of the State of California, especially of its children. The Legislature further finds that the concept of vertical prosecution, in which one deputy district attorney is assigned to a case from its filing to its completion, is a proven way of demonstrably increasing the likelihood of convicting repeat sex offenders and ensuring appropriate sentences for such offenders. In enacting this chapter, the Legislature intends to support increased efforts by district attorneys’ offices to prosecute repeat sexual offenders through organizational and operational techniques that have already proven their effectiveness in selected counties in this and other states, as demonstrated by the California Career Criminal Prosecution Program and the California Gang Violence Suppression Program, as well as sexual assault prosecution units in several counties. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078, Sec. 1.)
  32. 999j

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.3. Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i - 999p] ( Heading of Chapter 2.3 renumbered from Chapter 2.4 (as added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 126. )

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    Creates a grant program for district attorneys’ offices and sets rules for how emergency services officials must draft, issue, and administer the guidelines and funds.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.3. Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i - 999p] ( Heading of Chapter 2.3 renumbered from Chapter 2.4 (as added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 126. ) ## 999j. (a) There is hereby established in the Office of Emergency Services a program of financial and technical assistance for district attorneys’ offices, designated the Repeat Sexual Offender Prosecution Program. All funds appropriated to the office for the purposes of this chapter shall be administered and disbursed by the Director of Emergency Services, and shall to the greatest extent feasible, be coordinated or consolidated with any federal or local funds that may be made available for these purposes. The Office of Emergency Services shall establish guidelines for the provision of grant awards to proposed and existing programs prior to the allocation of funds under this chapter. These guidelines shall contain the criteria for the selection of agencies to receive funding, as developed in consultation with an advisory group to be known as the Repeat Sexual Offender Prosecution Program Steering Committee. The membership of the steering committee shall be designated by the secretary of the office. A draft of the guidelines shall be developed and submitted to the Chairpersons of the Assembly Criminal Law and Public Safety Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee within 60 days of the effective date of this chapter and issued within 90 days of the same effective date. These guidelines shall set forth the terms and conditions upon which the Office of Emergency Services is prepared to offer grants pursuant to statutory authority. The guidelines shall not constitute rules, regulations, orders, or standards of general application. (b) The Director of Emergency Services is authorized to allocate and award funds to counties in which repeat sexual offender prosecution units are established or are proposed to be established in substantial compliance with the policies and criteria set forth below in Sections 999k, 999l, and 999m. (c) The allocation and award of funds shall be made upon application executed by the county’s district attorney and approved by its board of supervisors. Funds disbursed under this chapter shall not supplant local funds that would, in the absence of the California Repeat Sexual Offender Prosecution Program, be made available to support the prosecution of repeat sexual offender felony cases. Local grant awards made under this program shall not be subject to review as specified in Section 14780 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 407. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
  33. 999k

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.3. Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i - 999p] ( Heading of Chapter 2.3 renumbered from Chapter 2.4 (as added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 126. )

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    Certain repeat sexual offender prosecution units that receive funds under this chapter must focus enhanced prosecution efforts and resources on people identified by Section 999l.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.3. Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i - 999p] ( Heading of Chapter 2.3 renumbered from Chapter 2.4 (as added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 126. ) ## 999k. Repeat sexual offender prosecution units receiving funds under this chapter shall concentrate enhanced prosecution efforts and resources upon individuals identified under selection criteria set forth in Section 999l. Enhanced prosecution efforts and resources shall include, but not be limited to: (a) Vertical prosecutorial representation, whereby the prosecutor who makes the initial filing or appearance in a repeat sexual offender case will perform all subsequent court appearances on that particular case through its conclusion, including the sentencing phase. (b) The assignment of highly qualified investigators and prosecutors to repeat sexual offender cases. “Highly qualified” for the purposes of this chapter shall be defined as: (1) individuals with one year of experience in the investigation and prosecution of felonies or specifically the felonies listed in subdivision (a) of Section 999l; or (2) individuals whom the district attorney has selected to receive training as set forth in Section 13836; or (3) individuals who have attended a program providing equivalent training as approved by the Office of Emergency Services. (c) A significant reduction of caseloads for investigators and prosecutors assigned to repeat sexual offender cases. (d) Coordination with local rape victim counseling centers, child abuse services programs, and victim witness assistance programs. Coordination shall include, but not be limited to: referrals of individuals to receive client services; participation in local training programs; membership and participation in local task forces established to improve communication between criminal justice system agencies and community service agencies; and cooperating with individuals serving as liaison representatives of local rape victim counseling centers and victim witness assistance programs. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 408. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
  34. 999l

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.3. Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i - 999p] ( Heading of Chapter 2.3 renumbered from Chapter 2.4 (as added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 126. )

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    A district attorney may narrow repeat sexual offender prosecutions in some counties, but may not reject cases solely because the victim and alleged offender are related, and must consider specified defendant and charge factors when using that discretion.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.3. Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i - 999p] ( Heading of Chapter 2.3 renumbered from Chapter 2.4 (as added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 126. ) ## 999l. (a) An individual shall be the subject of a repeat sexual offender prosecution effort who is under arrest for the commission or attempted commission of one or more of the following offenses: assault with intent to commit rape, sodomy, oral copulation or any violation of Section 264.1, Section 288, or Section 289; rape, in violation of Section 261; sexual battery, in violation of Section 243.4; sodomy, in violation of Section 286; lewd acts on a child under 14, in violation of Section 288; oral copulation, in violation of Section 287 or former Section 288a; sexual penetration, in violation of Section 289; and (1) who is being prosecuted for offenses involving two or more separate victims, or (2) who is being prosecuted for the commission or attempted commission of three or more separate offenses not arising out of the same transaction involving one or more of the above-listed offenses, or (3) who has suffered at least one conviction during the preceding 10 years for any of the above-listed offenses. For purposes of this chapter, the 10-year periods specified in this section shall be exclusive of any time which the arrested person has served in state prison or in a state hospital pursuant to a commitment as a mentally disordered sex offender. (b) In applying the repeat sexual offender selection criteria set forth above: (1) a district attorney may elect to limit repeat sexual offender prosecution efforts to persons arrested for any one or more of the offenses listed in subdivision (a) if crime statistics demonstrate that the incidence of such one or more offenses presents a particularly serious problem in the county; (2) a district attorney shall not reject cases for filing exclusively on the basis that there is a family or personal relationship between the victim and the alleged offender. (c) In exercising the prosecutorial discretion granted by Section 999n, the district attorney shall consider the following: (1) the character, the background, and prior criminal background of the defendant, and (2) the number and seriousness of the offenses currently charged against the defendant. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 423, Sec. 83. (SB 1494) Effective January 1, 2019.)
  35. 999m

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.3. Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i - 999p] ( Heading of Chapter 2.3 renumbered from Chapter 2.4 (as added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 126. )

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    District attorney’s offices with a repeat sexual offender prosecution unit and state support must adopt and follow policies to oppose pretrial release, seek the most severe authorized sentence, and reduce time to disposition in repeat sexual offender cases.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.3. Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i - 999p] ( Heading of Chapter 2.3 renumbered from Chapter 2.4 (as added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 126. ) ## 999m. Each district attorney’s office establishing a repeat sexual offender prosecution unit and receiving state support under this chapter shall adopt and pursue the following policies for repeat sexual offender cases: (a) All reasonable prosecutorial efforts will be made to resist the pretrial release of a charged defendant meeting repeat sexual offender selection criteria. (b) All reasonable prosecutorial efforts will be made to persuade the court to impose the most severe authorized sentence upon a person convicted after prosecution as a repeat sexual offender. In the prosecution of an intrafamily sexual abuse case, discretion may be exercised as to the type and nature of sentence recommended to the court. (c) All reasonable prosecutorial efforts will be made to reduce the time between arrest and disposition of charge against an individual meeting repeat sexual offender criteria. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078, Sec. 1.)
  36. 999n

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.3. Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i - 999p] ( Heading of Chapter 2.3 renumbered from Chapter 2.4 (as added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 126. )

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    District attorney offices that run repeat sexual offender prosecution units and receive state support must file quarterly information with the Office of Emergency Services, and selection criteria must be followed for each repeat sexual offender case unless extraordinary circumstances justify departure.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.3. Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i - 999p] ( Heading of Chapter 2.3 renumbered from Chapter 2.4 (as added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 126. ) ## 999n. (a) The selection criteria set forth in Section 999l shall be adhered to for each repeat sexual offender case unless, in the reasonable exercise of prosecutor’s discretion, extraordinary circumstances require departure from those policies in order to promote the general purposes and intent of this chapter. (b) Each district attorney’s office establishing a repeat sexual offender prosecution unit and receiving state support under this chapter shall submit the following information, on a quarterly basis, to the Office of Emergency Services: (1) The number of sexual assault cases referred to the district attorney’s office for possible filing. (2) The number of sexual assault cases filed for felony prosecution. (3) The number of sexual assault cases taken to trial. (4) The percentage of sexual assault cases tried which resulted in conviction. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 409. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
  37. 999o

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.3. Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i - 999p] ( Heading of Chapter 2.3 renumbered from Chapter 2.4 (as added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 126. )

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    The characterization of a defendant as a repeat sexual offender must not be communicated to the trier of fact.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.3. Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i - 999p] ( Heading of Chapter 2.3 renumbered from Chapter 2.4 (as added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 126. ) ## 999o. The characterization of a defendant as a “repeat sexual offender” as defined by this chapter shall not be communicated to the trier of fact. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078, Sec. 1.)
  38. 999p

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.3. Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i - 999p] ( Heading of Chapter 2.3 renumbered from Chapter 2.4 (as added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 126. )

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    The Office of Emergency Services is encouraged to use any federal funds that become available to implement this chapter.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.3. Repeat Sexual Offenders [999i - 999p] ( Heading of Chapter 2.3 renumbered from Chapter 2.4 (as added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1078) by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 126. ) ## 999p. The Office of Emergency Services is encouraged to utilize any federal funds which may become available in order to implement the provisions of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 410. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
  39. 999q

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. )

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    The Legislature states that child abusers are a serious danger and says it intends to support district attorneys in using vertical prosecution and other organizational and operational techniques to improve prosecutions and sentences.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. ) ## 999q. The Legislature hereby finds that child abusers present a clear and present danger to the mental health and physical well-being of the citizens of the State of California, especially of its children. The Legislature further finds that the concept of vertical prosecution, in which a specially trained deputy district attorney or prosecution unit is assigned to a case from its filing to its completion, is a proven way of demonstrably increasing the likelihood of convicting child abusers and ensuring appropriate sentences for such offenders. In enacting this chapter, the Legislature intends to support increased efforts by district attorneys’ offices to prosecute child abusers through organizational and operational techniques that have already proven their effectiveness in selected counties in this and other states, as demonstrated by the California Career Criminal Prosecution Program, the California Gang Violence Suppression Program, and the Repeat Sexual Offender Prosecution Program. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1.)
  40. 999r

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. )

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    This section creates a Child Abuser Prosecution Program, requires emergency services officials to set and submit grant guidelines, and restricts how program funds may be used and reviewed.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. ) ## 999r. (a) There is hereby established in the Office of Emergency Services a program of financial and technical assistance for district attorneys’ offices, designated the Child Abuser Prosecution Program. All funds appropriated to the agency for the purposes of this chapter shall be administered and disbursed by the executive director of that agency or agencies, and shall to the greatest extent feasible, be coordinated or consolidated with any federal or local funds that may be made available for these purposes. The Office of Emergency Services shall establish guidelines for the provision of grant awards to proposed and existing programs prior to the allocation of funds under this chapter. These guidelines shall contain the criteria for the selection of agencies to receive funding and the terms and conditions upon which the agency is prepared to offer grants pursuant to statutory authority. The guidelines shall not constitute rules, regulations, orders, or standards of general application. The guidelines shall be submitted to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature prior to their adoption. (b) The Director of Emergency Services is authorized to allocate and award funds to counties in which child abuser offender prosecution units are established or are proposed to be established in substantial compliance with the policies and criteria set forth below in Sections 999s, 999t, and 999u. (c) The allocation and award of funds shall be made upon application executed by the county’s district attorney and approved by its board of supervisors. Funds disbursed under this chapter shall not supplant local funds that would, in the absence of the California Child Abuser Prosecution Program, be made available to support the prosecution of child abuser felony cases. Local grant awards made under this program shall not be subject to review as specified in Section 14780 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 411. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
  41. 999s

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. )

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    Child abuser prosecution units that receive funds under this chapter must focus enhanced prosecution efforts on people identified by Section 999t selection criteria.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. ) ## 999s. Child abuser prosecution units receiving funds under this chapter shall concentrate enhanced prosecution efforts and resources upon individuals identified under selection criteria set forth in Section 999t. Enhanced prosecution efforts and resources shall include, but not be limited to: (a) Vertical prosecutorial representation, whereby the prosecutor who, or prosecution unit which, makes the initial filing or appearance in a case performs all subsequent court appearances on that particular case through its conclusion, including the sentencing phase. (b) The assignment of highly qualified investigators and prosecutors to child abuser cases. “Highly qualified” for the purposes of this chapter means: (1) individuals with one year of experience in the investigation and prosecution of felonies or specifically the felonies listed in subdivision (a) of Section 999l or 999t; or (2) individuals whom the district attorney has selected to receive training as set forth in Section 13836; or (3) individuals who have attended a program providing equivalent training as approved by the Office of Emergency Services. (c) A significant reduction of caseloads for investigators and prosecutors assigned to child abuser cases. (d) Coordination with local rape victim counseling centers, child abuse services programs, and victim witness assistance programs. That coordination shall include, but not be limited to: referrals of individuals to receive client services; participation in local training programs; membership and participation in local task forces established to improve communication between criminal justice system agencies and community service agencies; and cooperating with individuals serving as liaison representatives of child abuse and child sexual abuse programs, local rape victim counseling centers and victim witness assistance programs. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 412. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
  42. 999t

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. )

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    A district attorney may limit child abuser prosecution efforts under certain county crime conditions, may not reject cases solely because the victim and alleged offender are related, and must consider the defendant’s character and prior background when using prosecutorial discretion.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. ) ## 999t. (a) An individual may be the subject of a child abuser prosecution effort who is under arrest for the sexual assault of a child, as defined in Section 11165, or a violation of subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 273a, or a violation of Section 273ab, or 273d, or a violation of Section 288.2 when committed in conjunction with any other violation listed in this subdivision. (b) In applying the child abuser selection criteria set forth above: (1) a district attorney may elect to limit child abuser prosecution efforts to persons arrested for any one or more of the offenses described in subdivision (a) if crime statistics demonstrate that the incidence of such one or more offenses presents a particularly serious problem in the county; (2) a district attorney shall not reject cases for filing exclusively on the basis that there is a family or personal relationship between the victim and the alleged offender. (c) In exercising the prosecutorial discretion granted by Section 999v, the district attorney shall consider the character, the background, and the prior criminal background of the defendant. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 210, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
  43. 999u

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. )

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    Certain district attorney’s offices must adopt and carry out child-abuser prosecution policies, including resisting pretrial release, using diversion where appropriate, and speeding case disposition.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. ) ## 999u. Each district attorney’s office establishing a child abuser prosecution unit and receiving state support under this chapter shall adopt and pursue the following policies for child abuser cases: (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all reasonable prosecutorial efforts will be made to resist the pretrial release of a charged defendant meeting child abuser selection criteria. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the application of diversion programs authorized by law. All reasonable efforts shall be made to utilize diversion alternatives in appropriate cases. (c) All reasonable prosecutorial efforts will be made to reduce the time between arrest and disposition of charge against an individual meeting child abuser criteria. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1.)
  44. 999v

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. )

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    District attorney’s offices with a child abuser prosecution unit and state support must send quarterly information to the Office of Emergency Services; child abuser case selection criteria generally must be followed unless a prosecutor reasonably departs because extraordinary circumstances require it.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. ) ## 999v. (a) The selection criteria set forth in Section 999t shall be adhered to for each child abuser case unless, in the reasonable exercise of prosecutor’s discretion, extraordinary circumstances require departure from those policies in order to promote the general purposes and intent of this chapter. (b) Each district attorney’s office establishing a child abuser prosecution unit and receiving state support under this chapter shall submit the following information, on a quarterly basis, to the Office of Emergency Services: (1) The number of child abuser cases referred to the district attorney’s office for possible filing. (2) The number of child abuser cases filed for felony prosecution. (3) The number of sexual assault cases taken to trial. (4) The number of child abuser cases tried which resulted in conviction. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 413. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
  45. 999w

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. )

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    The defendant’s characterization as a “child abuser” must not be communicated to the trier of fact.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. ) ## 999w. The characterization of a defendant as a “child abuser” as defined by this chapter shall not be communicated to the trier of fact. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1.)
  46. 999x

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. )

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    The Office of Emergency Services is encouraged to use any federal funds that become available to implement this chapter.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. ) ## 999x. The Office of Emergency Services is encouraged to utilize any federal funds which may become available in order to implement the provisions of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 414. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
  47. 999y

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. )

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    The Office of Emergency Services must report annually to the Legislature and submit an evaluation of the Child Abuser Prosecution Program on the stated schedule.

    ## Penal Code - PEN ## PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) ## TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) ## CHAPTER 2.4. Child Abusers [999q - 999y] ( Chapter 2.4 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. ) ## 999y. The Office of Emergency Services shall report annually to the Legislature concerning the program established by this chapter. The office shall prepare and submit to the Legislature on or before December 15, 2002, and within six months of the completion of subsequent funding cycles for this program, an evaluation of the Child Abuser Prosecution Program. This evaluation shall identify outcome measures to determine the effectiveness of the programs established under this chapter, which shall include, but not be limited to, both of the following, to the extent that data is available: (a) Child abuse conviction rates of Child Abuser Prosecution Program units compared to those of nonfunded counties. (b) Quantification of the annual per capita costs of the Child Abuser Prosecution Program compared to the costs of prosecuting child abuse crimes in nonfunded counties. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 415. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)

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