California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 660.5

WIC § 660.5 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 16

Statute text

(a)This section shall be known as the Expedited Youth Accountability Program. It shall be operative in the superior court in Los Angeles County. It shall also be operative in any other county in which a committee consisting of the sheriff, the chief probation officer, the district attorney, the public defender, and the presiding judge of the superior court votes to participate in the program, upon approval by the board of supervisors.

(b)It is the intent of the Legislature to hold nondetained, delinquent youth accountable for their crimes in a swift and certain manner.

(c)Each county participating in the Expedited Youth Accountability Program shall establish agreed upon time deadlines for law enforcement, probation, district attorney, and court functions which shall assure that a case which is to proceed pursuant to this section shall be ready to be heard within 60 calendar days after the minor is cited to the court.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 193, Sec. 4. (SB 1484) Effective January 1, 2025.