California Penal Code

§ 999u

PEN § 999uTitle 6 · Part 2 · Ch. 2.4

Statute text

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.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1.