California Penal Code

§ 1001.21

PEN § 1001.21 Effective Jun 29, 2020Title 6 · Part 2 · Ch. 2.8

Statute text

(a)This chapter shall apply whenever a case is before any court upon an accusatory pleading at any stage of the criminal proceedings, for any person who has been evaluated by a regional center and who is determined to be a person with a developmental disability by the regional center, and who therefore is eligible for its services.

(b)This chapter applies to any offense that is charged as a misdemeanor or felony offense, except that a defendant may not be placed into a diversion program, pursuant to this section, for any of the following current charged offenses:

(1)Murder or voluntary manslaughter.

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Legislative history

Repealed (in Sec. 16) and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 11, Sec. 17. (AB 79) Effective June 29, 2020. Operative January 1, 2021, by its own provisions.