Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 1001.28 — Diversion of Defendants With Cognitive Developmental Disabilities
Cal. Penal Code § 1001.28
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
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.
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 1001.28 — Diversion of Defendants With Cognitive Developmental Disabilities is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
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.