Understanding California’s Deferred Entry of Judgment Programs California offers a number of pretrial diversion programs which allow the court to dismiss criminal charges against certain defendants upon completion of a program. The goal of pretrial diversion programs is to help those charged with misdemeanor or non-serious, non-violent felonies avoid a criminal record and address the […]
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Establishing a Pretrial Diversion Program for those with Mental Health Disorders California Assembly Bill 1810 established a diversion program for individuals with mental disorders that had been charged with a crime. In an effort to “mitigate the individuals’ entry and reentry into the criminal justice system,” the bill codified the mental health diversion program into
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Understanding Penal Code 1001.36 (Mental Health Diversion) The State of California allows for the court to decide within its discretion if a person is eligible for a diversion program based on mental health. Defined under Penal Code 1001.36, a person may be granted pretrial diversion if they have a recent diagnosis by a qualified mental
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