California · Penal Code

PEN §1001.28: The period during which criminal proceedings against the defendant may be diverted shall be no longer than two years.

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute establishes procedural rules for criminal diversion programs, limiting the diversion period to two years and requiring progress reports every six months to the court and prosecutor.

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The period during which criminal proceedings against the defendant may be diverted shall be no longer than two years. The responsible agency or agencies shall file reports on the defendant’s progress in the diversion program with the court and with the prosecutor not less than every six months. (a) Where dual agency diversion has been ordered, the probation department shall be responsible for the progress reports. The probation department shall append to its own report a copy of the regional center’s assessment of the defendant’s progress. (b) Where single agency diversion has been ordered, the regional center alone shall be responsible for the progress reports.

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