California

Penal Code

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• § 13305 — (a) It is not a violation of this article to disseminate statistical or research information obtained from a record, provided that the identity of the subject of the record is not disclosed.
• § 1331 — Disobedience to a subpoena, or a refusal to be sworn or to testify as a witness, may be punished by the Court or magistrate as a contempt.
• § 1331.5 — Any person who is subpoenaed to appear at a session of court, or at the trial of an issue therein, may, in lieu of appearance at the time specified in the subpoena, agree with the party at whose reque
• § 1332 — (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 878 to 883, inclusive, when the court is satisfied, by proof on oath, that there is good cause to believe that any material witness for the prosecution o
• § 13320 — (a) As used in this article, “record” with respect to any person means the local summary criminal history information as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 13300, maintained under such person’s nam
• § 13321 — Any person desiring to examine a record relating to himself shall make application to the agency maintaining the record in the form prescribed by that agency which may require the submission of finger
• § 13322 — The agency may require the application be accompanied by a fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) that the agency determines is equal to the cost of processing the application and making a record
• § 13323 — When an application is received by the agency, the agency shall upon verification of the applicant’s identity determine whether a record pertaining to the applicant is maintained.
• § 13324 — (a) If the applicant desires to question the accuracy or completeness of any material matter contained in the record, he may submit a written request to the agency in the form established by it.
• § 13325 — The agency shall adopt all regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.
• § 13326 — No person shall require an employee or prospective employee to obtain a copy of a record or notification that a record exists as provided in Section 13323.
• § 1334 — This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses from without the State in Criminal Cases.
• § 1334.1 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Witness” includes any person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in any criminal action, prosecution, or proceeding.
• § 1334.2 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (f), if a judge of a court of record in any state, which by its laws provides for commanding persons within that state to attend and testify in this state, issues
• § 1334.3 — (a) If a person in any state, which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons within its borders to attend and testify in criminal prosecutions or grand jury investigations in this state,
• § 1334.4 — If a person comes into this State in obedience to a subpoena directing him to attend and testify in this State, he shall not, while in this State pursuant to the subpoena or order, be subject to arres
• § 1334.5 — If a person passes through this State while going to another State in obedience to a subpoena or order to attend and testify in that State or while returning therefrom, he shall not while so passing t
• § 1334.6 — This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of the States which enact similar legislation.
• § 1335 — (a) If a defendant has been charged with a public offense triable in a court, he or she in all cases, and the people in cases other than those for which the punishment may be death, may, if the defend
• § 13350 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 13302 or any other law, a municipal police department or county sheriff’s department may, subject to the requirements of this article, provide information obtained from the
• § 13351 — (a) A person on supervised release shall be notified that they may consent to the release of their name and address to service providers in the community into which they are released or in which they
• § 13352 — This article shall not apply to supervised persons under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation until July 1, 2021.
• § 1336 — (a) When a material witness for the defendant, or for the people, is about to leave the state, or is so sick or infirm as to afford reasonable grounds for apprehension that he or she will be unable to
• § 1337 — The application shall be made upon affidavit stating all of the following: (a) The nature of the offense charged.
• § 13370 — (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to create a workable system of criminal justice data transparency whereby law enforcement prosecution agencies will gather complete, accurate, and timely da
• § 1338 — The application may be made to the court or a judge thereof, and must be made upon three days’ notice to the opposite party.
• § 1339 — If the court or judge is satisfied that the examination of the witness is necessary, an order must be made that the witness be examined conditionally, at a specified time and place, and before a magis
• § 134 — Every person guilty of preparing any false or ante-dated book, paper, record, instrument in writing, or other matter or thing, with intent to produce it, or allow it to be produced for any fraudulent
• § 1340 — (a) The defendant has the right to be present in person and with counsel at the examination, and if the defendant is in custody, the officer in whose custody he or she is, must be informed of the time
• § 13400 — (a) The Legislative Analyst’s Office shall prepare a report, to be submitted to the Legislature on June 30, 2026, evaluating the results of Assembly Bill 109 of the 2011–12 Regular Session over the pr
• § 1341 — If, at the designated time and place, it is shown to the satisfaction of the magistrate that the stated ground for conditional examination is not true or that the application was made to avoid the exa
• § 1342 — The attendance of the witness may be enforced by a subpoena, issued by the magistrate before whom the examination is to be taken.
• § 1343 — The testimony given by the witness shall be reduced to writing and authenticated in the same manner as the testimony of a witness taken in support of an information.
• § 1344 — The deposition taken must, by the magistrate, be sealed up and transmitted to the Clerk of the Court in which the action is pending or may come for trial.
• § 1345 — The deposition, or a certified copy of it, may be read in evidence, or if the examination was video-recorded, that video-recording may be shown by either party at the trial if the court finds that the
• § 1346 — (a) When a defendant has been charged with a violation of Section 220, 243.
• § 1346.1 — (a) When a defendant has been charged with a violation of Section 261, if the victim is the spouse of the defendant, former Section 262, or subdivision (a) of Section 273.
• § 1347 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to provide the court with discretion to employ alternative court procedures to protect the rights of a child witness, the rights of the
• § 1347.1 — (a) In any criminal proceeding in which a defendant is charged with a violation of Section 236.
• § 1347.5 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section, to provide the court with discretion to modify court procedures, as a reasonable accommodation, to ensure that adults and children wi
• § 1349 — When an issue of fact is joined upon an indictment or information, the defendant may have any material witness, residing out of the state, examined in his behalf, as prescribed in this chapter, and no
• § 135 — A person who, knowing that any book, paper, record, instrument in writing, digital image, video recording owned by another, or other matter or thing, is about to be produced in evidence upon a trial,
• § 135.5 — Any person who knowingly alters, tampers with, conceals, or destroys relevant evidence in any disciplinary proceeding against a public safety officer, for the purpose of harming that public safety off
• § 1350 — When a material witness for the defendant resides out of the State, the defendant may apply for an order that the witness be examined on a commission.
• § 13500 — (a) There is in the Department of Justice a Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, hereafter referred to in this chapter as the commission.
• § 13501 — The Governor shall designate the chair of the commission from among the members of the commission.
• § 13502 — Members of the commission shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
• § 13503 — In carrying out its duties and responsibilities, the commission shall have all of the following powers: (a) To meet at those times and places as it may deem proper.
• § 13503.1 — (a) Commission employees, prospective employees, appointees, volunteers, contractors, and subcontractors, whose job duties require access to criminal offender record information as defined in Section
• § 13503.5 — (a) Commencing February 1, 2020, and each year thereafter, the commission shall submit an annual report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, on the overall effec
• § 13504 — The Attorney General shall, so far as compatible with other demands upon the personnel in the Department of Justice, make available to the commission the services of such personnel to assist the commi
• § 13505 — In exercising its functions, the commission shall endeavor to minimize costs of administration so that a maximum of funds will be expended for the purpose of providing training and other services to l
• § 13506 — The commission may adopt those regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
• § 13507 — As used in this chapter, “district” means any of the following: (a) A regional park district.
• § 13507.1 — As used in this chapter, “joint powers agency” means any agency, entity, or authority formed pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Governmen
• § 13508 — (a) The commission shall do each of the following: (1) Establish a learning technology laboratory that would conduct pilot projects with regard to needed facilities and otherwise implement modern inst
• § 13509.5 — (a) There is within the commission a Peace Officer Standards Accountability Division, hereafter referred to in this chapter as the division.
• § 13509.6 — (a) No later than January 1, 2023, the Governor shall establish the Peace Officer Standards Accountability Advisory Board, hereafter referred to in this chapter as the board.
• § 1351 — A commission is a process issued under the seal of the Court and the signature of the Clerk, directed to some person designated as Commissioner, authorizing him to examine the witness upon oath on int
• § 13510 — (a) (1) For the purpose of raising the level of competence of local law enforcement officers, the commission shall adopt, and may from time to time amend, rules establishing and upholding minimum stan
• § 13510.06 — Notwithstanding any other law, information that identifies the testing results of a particular student of a regular basic course of peace officer training is confidential and shall not be released to
• § 13510.1 — (a) The commission shall establish a certification program for peace officers described in Section 830.
• § 13510.2 — Any person who knowingly commits any of the following acts is guilty of a misdemeanor, and for each offense is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in th
• § 13510.3 — (a) The commission shall establish, by December 31, 1997, and in consultation with representatives of law enforcement organizations, a voluntary professional certification program for law enforcement
• § 13510.4 — (a) A peace officer trainee who, based on the commission’s investigative findings, knowingly cheats, assists in cheating, or aids, abets, or knowingly conceals efforts by others to cheat in any manner
• § 13510.5 — For the purpose of maintaining the level of competence of state law enforcement officers, the commission shall adopt, and may, from time to time amend, rules establishing minimum standards for trainin
• § 13510.6 — (a) The commission shall establish a definition of “biased conduct” that, at a minimum, includes all of the following: (1) Biased conduct includes any conduct, including, but not limited to, conduct o
• § 13510.7 — (a) Whenever any person holding a certificate issued pursuant to Section 13510.
• § 13510.8 — (a) (1) The commission shall revoke the certification of a certified peace officer if the person is or has become ineligible to hold office as a peace officer pursuant to Section 1029 of the Governmen
• § 13510.85 — (a) (1) When, upon the completion of a serious misconduct investigation conducted pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 13510.
• § 13510.9 — (a) Beginning January 1, 2023, any agency employing peace officers shall report to the commission within 10 days, in a form specified by the commission, any of the following events: (1) The employment
• § 13511 — (a) In establishing standards for training, the commission shall, so far as consistent with the purposes of this chapter, permit required training to be obtained at institutions approved by the commis
• § 13511.1 — (a) The commission, stakeholders from law enforcement, including representatives of law enforcement administration and law enforcement employees, the California State University, including administrat
• § 13511.3 — The commission may evaluate and approve pertinent training previously completed by any jurisdiction’s law enforcement officers as meeting current training requirements prescribed by the commission pur
• § 13511.5 — Each applicant for admission to a basic course of training certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training that includes the carrying and use of firearms, as prescribed by subdivis
• § 13512 — (a) The commission shall make such inquiries as may be necessary to determine whether every city, county, city and county, and district receiving state aid pursuant to this chapter is adhering to the
• § 13513 — Upon the request of a local jurisdiction, the commission shall provide a counseling service to such local jurisdiction for the purpose of improving the administration, management or operations of a po
• § 13514 — The commission shall prepare a course of instruction for the training of peace officers in the use of tear gas.
• § 13514.1 — (a) On or before July 1, 2005, the commission shall develop and disseminate guidelines and standardized training recommendations for all law enforcement officers, supervisors, and managers whose agenc
• § 13514.5 — (a) The commission shall implement on or before July 1, 1999, a course or courses of instruction for the training of law enforcement officers in the handling of acts of civil disobedience and adopt gu
• § 13515 — (a) Every city police officer or deputy sheriff at a supervisory level and below who is assigned field or investigative duties shall complete an elder and dependent adult abuse training course certifi
• § 13515.25 — (a) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall establish and keep updated a continuing education classroom training course relating to law enforcement interaction with persons with m
• § 13515.26 — (a) The commission shall review the training module in the regular basic course relating to persons with a mental illness, intellectual disability, or substance use disorder, and analyze existing trai
• § 13515.27 — (a) The commission shall establish and keep updated a classroom-based continuing training course that includes instructor-led active learning, such as scenario-based training, relating to behavioral h
• § 13515.28 — (a) (1) The commission shall require the field training officers who provide instruction in the field training program to have at least eight hours of crisis intervention behavioral health training to
• § 13515.29 — (a) The commission shall establish and keep updated a field training officer course relating to competencies of the field training program and police training program that addresses how to interact wi
• § 13515.295 — (a) The commission shall, by May 1, 2016, conduct a review and evaluation of the required competencies of the field training program and police training program to identify areas where additional trai
• § 13515.30 — (a) By July 1, 2015, the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall establish and keep updated a continuing education training course relating to law enforcement interaction with mentall
• § 13515.35 — (a) The commission shall, upon the next regularly scheduled review of a training module relating to persons with disabilities, create and make available on DVD and may distribute electronically a cour
• § 13515.36 — (a) The commission shall meet with the Department of Veterans Affairs and community, local, or other state organizations and agencies that have expertise in the area of traumatic brain injury (TBI) an
• § 13515.40 — (a) The commission, in consultation with subject matter experts, including, but not limited to, law enforcement agencies, the Department of Justice Missing and Unidentified Persons Section, the Califo
• § 13515.55 — Every city police officer or deputy sheriff at a supervisory level who is assigned field or investigative duties shall complete a high technology crimes and computer seizure training course certified
• § 13516 — (a) The commission shall prepare guidelines establishing standard procedures which may be followed by police agencies in the investigation of sexual assault cases, and cases involving the sexual explo
• § 13516.5 — (a) The commission shall develop and implement a course or courses of instruction for the training of peace officers in California on commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) and victims of h
• § 13517 — (a) The commission shall prepare guidelines establishing standard procedures which may be followed by police agencies in the detection, investigation, and response to cases in which a minor is a victi
• § 13517.5 — The commission shall prepare guidelines establishing standard procedures which may be followed by police agencies and prosecutors in interviewing minor witnesses.
• § 13517.7 — (a) The commission shall develop guidelines and training for use by state and local law enforcement officers to address issues related to child safety when a caretaker parent or guardian is arrested.
• § 13518 — (a) Every city police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, deputy marshal, peace officer member of the Department of the California Highway Patrol, and police officer of a district authorized by
• § 13518.1 — In order to prevent the spread of communicable disease, a law enforcement agency employing peace officers described in subdivision (a) of Section 13518 may provide to each of these peace officers an a
• § 13518.5 — (a) Each peace officer in California who meets the criteria specified in subdivision (b) shall complete a course in basic maritime operations for law enforcement officers.
• § 13519 — (a) The commission shall implement by January 1, 1986, a course or courses of instruction for the training of law enforcement officers in California in the handling of domestic violence complaints and
• § 13519.05 — (a) The commission shall implement by January 1, 2002, a course or courses of instruction for the training of law enforcement officers in California in the handling of stalking complaints and also sha
• § 13519.07 — (a) The Department of Justice shall make accessible to law enforcement agencies, via a department bulletin and the California Law Enforcement Web, the commission’s “Guidelines For Handling Missing Per
• § 13519.1 — (a) The commission shall implement by July 1, 1988, a course or courses of instruction for the training of law enforcement officers and law enforcement dispatchers in the handling of missing person an
• § 13519.10 — (a) (1) The commission shall implement a course or courses of instruction for the regular and periodic training of law enforcement officers in the use of force and shall also develop uniform, minimum
• § 13519.12 — (a) Pursuant to Section 13510, the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall establish training standards and develop a course of instruction that includes the criteria for the curricul
• § 13519.14 — (a) The commission shall implement by January 1, 2007, a course or courses of instruction for the training of law enforcement officers in California in the handling of human trafficking complaints and
• § 13519.15 — The commission shall prepare guidelines establishing standard procedures which may be followed by law enforcement agencies in the investigation and reporting of cases involving anti-reproductive-right
• § 13519.2 — (a) The commission shall, on or before July 1, 1990, include in the basic training course for law enforcement officers, adequate instruction in the handling of persons with developmental disabilities
• § 13519.3 — (a) Effective July 1, 1990, the commission shall establish, for those peace officers specified in subdivision (a) of Section 13510 who are assigned to patrol or investigations, a course on the nature
• § 13519.4 — (a) The commission shall develop and disseminate guidelines and training for all peace officers in California as described in subdivision (a) of Section 13510 and who adhere to the standards approved
• § 13519.41 — (a) The commission shall develop and implement a course of training regarding sexual orientation and gender identity minority groups in this state.
• § 13519.5 — The commission shall, on or before July 1, 1991, implement a course or courses of instruction to provide ongoing training to the appropriate peace officers on methods of gang and drug law enforcement.
• § 13519.6 — (a) (1) The commission, in consultation with subject-matter experts, including, but not limited to, law enforcement agencies, civil rights groups, and academic experts, and the Department of Justice,
• § 13519.64 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that research, including “Special Report to the Legislature on Senate Resolution 18: Crimes Committed Against Homeless Persons” by the Department of Justice and
• § 13519.7 — (a) On or before August 1, 1994, the commission shall develop complaint guidelines to be followed by city police departments, county sheriffs’ departments, districts, and state university departments,
• § 13519.8 — (a) (1) The commission shall implement a course or courses of instruction for the regular and periodic training of law enforcement officers in the handling of high-speed vehicle pursuits and shall als
• § 13519.9 — (a) On or before January 1, 1995, the commission shall establish the Robert Presley Institute of Criminal Investigation which will make available to criminal investigators of California’s law enforcem
• § 1352 — The application must be made upon affidavit, stating: 1.
• § 13520 — (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a Peace Officers’ Training Fund, which is hereby appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, exclusively for costs of administration and for grants
• § 13522 — Any city, county, city and county, district, or joint powers agency, that desires to receive state aid pursuant to this chapter shall make application to the commission for the aid.
• § 13523 — (a) The commission shall annually allocate and the State Treasurer shall periodically pay from the State Penalty Fund, at intervals specified by the commission, to each city, county, district, or join
• § 13524 — Any county wishing to receive state aid pursuant to this chapter for the training of regularly employed and paid inspectors and investigators of a district attorney’s office, as defined in Section 830
• § 13525 — Any city, county, city and county, district, or joint powers agency which desires to receive state aid pursuant to this chapter for the training of regularly employed and paid local public safety disp
• § 13526 — An allocation shall not be made from the State Penalty Fund, pursuant to this article, to a local government agency if the agency was not entitled to receive funding under any of the provisions of thi
• § 13526.1 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in adding this section that effect be given to amendments made by Chapter 950 of the Statutes of 1989.
• § 13526.2 — Notwithstanding Section 13526, for the purposes of this chapter, the housing authority police departments of the City of Los Angeles and the City of Oakland shall be entitled to receive funding from t
• § 13526.3 — Notwithstanding Section 13526, for the purposes of this chapter, joint powers agencies formed pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Governme
• § 1353 — The application may be made to the Court, or a Judge thereof, and must be upon three days’ notice to the District Attorney.
• § 1354 — If the Court to whom the application is made is satisfied of the truth of the facts stated, and that the examination of the witness is necessary to the attainment of justice, an order must be made tha
• § 13540 — (a) Any person or persons desiring peace officer status under Chapter 4.
• § 13541 — (a) Any study undertaken under this article shall include, but shall not be limited to, the current and proposed duties and responsibilities of persons employed in the category seeking the designation
• § 13542 — (a) In order for the commission to give a favorable recommendation as to a change in designation to peace officer status, the person or persons desiring the designation change shall be employed by an
• § 1355 — When the commission is ordered, the defendant must serve upon the District Attorney, without delay, a copy of the interrogatories to be annexed thereto, with two days’ notice of the time at which they
• § 13550 — For the purposes of this article the following terms apply: (a) “Local law enforcement” means city police and county sheriffs’ departments.
• § 13551 — (a) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall develop regulations and professional standards for the law enforcement accreditation program when funding for this purpose from nongene
• § 13552 — (a) Participation in this accreditation program is limited to police departments, sheriffs’ departments, and the California Highway Patrol.
• § 13553 — Nothing in this article shall prohibit a law enforcement agency from establishing standards that exceed the minimum accreditation standards set by the commission.
• § 1356 — Unless the parties otherwise consent, by an indorsement upon the commission, the Court or Judge must indorse thereon a direction as to the manner in which it must be returned, and may, in his discreti
• § 1357 — The commissioner, unless otherwise specially directed, may execute the commission in the following order: (a) He or she shall publicly administer an oath to the witness that his or her answers given t
• § 1358 — If the commission and return be delivered by the Commissioner to an agent, he must deliver the same to the Clerk to whom it is directed, or to the Judge of the Court in which the action is pending, by
• § 1359 — If the agent is dead, or from sickness or other casualty unable personally to deliver the commission and return, as prescribed in the last section, it may be received by the Clerk or Judge from any ot
• § 136 — As used in this chapter: (1) “Malice” means an intent to vex, annoy, harm, or injure in any way another person, or to thwart or interfere in any manner with the orderly administration of justice.
• § 136.1 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a person who does any of the following is guilty of a public offense and shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year or in
• § 136.2 — (a) (1) Upon a good cause belief that harm to, or intimidation or dissuasion of, a victim or witness has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur, a court with jurisdiction over a criminal matter may
• § 136.3 — (a) The court shall order that any party enjoined pursuant to Section 136.
• § 136.5 — Any person who has upon his person a deadly weapon with the intent to use such weapon to commit a violation of Section 136.
• § 136.7 — (a) Every person imprisoned in a county jail or the state prison who has been convicted of a sexual offense, including, but not limited to, a violation of Section 243.
• § 1360 — The clerk or judge receiving and opening the commission and return shall immediately file it, with the affidavit mentioned in Sections 1358 and 1359, in the office of the clerk of the court in which t
• § 13600 — (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that peace officers of the state correctional system, including youth and adult correctional facilities, fulfill responsibilities that require creation and a
• § 13601 — (a) (1) The CPOST shall develop, approve, and monitor standards for the selection and training of state correctional peace officer apprentices.
• § 13602 — (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall adhere to the training standards developed by CPOST at all locations where training is provided.
• § 13602.1 — The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may establish a training academy for correctional peace officers in southern California.
• § 13603 — (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall, until July 1, 2021, provide 520 hours of training to each correctional peace officer cadet.
• § 1361 — The commission and return must at all times be open to the inspection of the parties, who must be furnished by the Clerk with copies of the same or of any part thereof, on payment of his fees.
• § 1362 — The depositions taken under the commission may be read in evidence by either party on the trial if the court finds that the witness is unavailable as a witness within the meaning of Section 240 of the
• § 13650 — Commencing January 1, 2020, the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training and each local law enforcement agency shall conspicuously post on their internet websites all current standards, poli
• § 13651 — (a) Every police department, sheriff’s office, or other entity that employs peace officers shall review the job description that is used in the recruitment and hiring of those peace officers and shall
• § 13652 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), kinetic energy projectiles and chemical agents shall not be used by any law enforcement agency to disperse any assembly, protest, or demonstration.
• § 13652.1 — (a) Each law enforcement agency shall, within 60 days of each incident, publish a summary on its internet website of all instances in which a peace officer employed by that agency uses a kinetic energ
• § 13653 — (a) A peace officer, as defined in Section 830, may request an alleged law enforcement officer to present identification when there is probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe the alleged law
• § 13654 — (a) A law enforcement officer operating in California that is not uniformed, and therefore is not required to clearly display identification pursuant to Section 830.
• § 13655 — (a) A department or agency that employs peace officers shall not authorize or allow its employees to wear a uniform that is substantially similar to any uniform of the United States Armed Forces or st
• § 13660 — (a) Any law enforcement agency that authorizes peace officers to carry an electroshock device shall prohibit that device from being holstered or otherwise carried on the same lateral side of the offic
• § 13663 — (a) Each law enforcement agency shall maintain a policy to require an official report prepared by a law enforcement officer or any member of a law enforcement agency that is generated using artificial
• § 13665 — (a) A police department or sheriff’s office shall not share, on social media, booking photos of an individual arrested on suspicion of committing a nonviolent crime unless any of the following circums
• § 13667 — (a) Each municipal police department and county sheriff’s department, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, and the University of California and California State University Police Departmen
• § 1367 — (a) A person shall not be tried or adjudged to punishment or have their probation, mandatory supervision, postrelease community supervision, or parole revoked while that person is mentally incompetent
• § 13670 — (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Law enforcement agency” means any department or agency of the state or any local government, special district, or other political subdivision thereof, that emplo
• § 1368 — (a) If, during the pendency of an action and prior to judgment, or during revocation proceedings for a violation of probation, mandatory supervision, postrelease community supervision, or parole, a do
• § 1368.1 — (a) (1) If the action is on a complaint charging a felony, proceedings to determine mental competence shall be held prior to the filing of an information unless the counsel for the defendant requests
• § 13680 — For purposes of this title, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Genocide” means any of the following acts committed with specific intent to destroy, in whole or substantially in part
• § 13681 — (a) Any background investigation of a candidate for a peace officer position shall include an inquiry into whether the candidate has engaged or is engaging in membership in a hate group, participation
• § 13682 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 19635 of the Government Code, or any other law, any public agency that employs peace officers shall investigate, or cause to be investigated by the appropriate oversight ag
• § 13683 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 832.
• § 1369 — A determination of the question of mental competence shall proceed in the following order: (a) (1) The court shall suspend criminal proceedings and shall appoint at least one licensed psychologist or
• § 1369.5 — (a) A document submitted to a court pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, Sections 1369, 1370, 1370.
• § 137 — (a) Every person who gives or offers, or promises to give, to any witness, person about to be called as a witness, or person about to give material information pertaining to a crime to a law enforceme
• § 1370 — (a) (1) (A) If the defendant is found mentally competent, the criminal process shall resume, the trial on the offense charged or hearing on the alleged violation shall proceed, and judgment may be pro
• § 1370.01 — (a) If the defendant is found mentally competent, the criminal process shall resume, and the trial on the offense charged or hearing on the alleged violation shall proceed.
• § 1370.015 — A person committed to the care of the State Department of State Hospitals because he or she is incompetent to stand trial or to be adjudged to punishment is eligible for compassionate release pursuant
• § 1370.02 — (a) If the defendant is found mentally competent during a postrelease community supervision or parole revocation hearing, the revocation proceedings shall resume.
• § 1370.1 — (a) (1) (A) If the defendant is found mentally competent, the criminal process shall resume, the trial on the offense charged or hearing on the alleged violation shall proceed, and judgment may be pro
• § 1370.2 — If a person is adjudged mentally incompetent pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the superior court may dismiss any misdemeanor charge pending against the mentally incompetent person.
• § 1370.3 — A person committed to a state hospital or other treatment facility under the provisions of this chapter may be placed on outpatient status from such commitment as provided in Title 15 (commencing with
• § 1370.4 — If, in the evaluation ordered by the court under Section 1370.
• § 1370.5 — (a) A person committed to a state hospital or other public or private mental health facility pursuant to the provisions of Section 1370, 1370.
• § 1370.6 — (a) If a mentally incompetent defendant is admitted to a county jail treatment facility pursuant to Section 1370, the department shall provide restoration of competency treatment at the county jail tr
• § 13700 — As used in this title: (a) “Abuse” means intentionally or recklessly causing or attempting to cause bodily injury, or placing another person in reasonable apprehension of imminent serious bodily injur
• § 13701 — (a) Every law enforcement agency in this state shall develop, adopt, and implement written policies and standards for officers’ responses to domestic violence calls by January 1, 1986.
• § 13702 — Every law enforcement agency in this state shall develop, adopt, and implement written policies and standards for dispatchers’ response to domestic violence calls by July 1, 1991.
• § 1371 — The commitment of the defendant, as described in Section 1370, 1370.
• § 13710 — (a) (1) Law enforcement agencies shall maintain a complete and systematic record of all protection orders with respect to domestic violence incidents, including orders which have not yet been served,
• § 13711 — Whenever a protection order with respect to domestic violence incidents, including orders issued pursuant to Section 136.
• § 1372 — (a) (1) If the medical director of a state hospital, a person designated by the State Department of State Hospitals at an entity contracted by the department to provide services to a defendant prior t
• § 1373 — The expense of sending the defendant to the state hospital or other facility, and of bringing him or her back, are chargeable to the county in which the indictment was found, information was filed, or
• § 1373.5 — In every case where a claim is presented to the county for money due under the provisions of section 1373 of this code, interest shall be allowed from the date of rejection, if rejected and recovery i
• § 13730 — (a) Each law enforcement agency shall develop a system, by January 1, 1986, for recording all domestic violence-related calls for assistance that are made to the department, including whether weapons
• § 13731 — (a) The San Diego Association of Governments may serve as the regional clearinghouse for criminal justice data involving domestic violence.
• § 13732 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that a substantial body of research demonstrates a strong connection between domestic violence and child abuse.