BILL NUMBER: AB 1909	CHAPTERED  07/17/02

	CHAPTER  192
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 17, 2002
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 16, 2002
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JUNE 30, 2002
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 28, 2002
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 20, 2002
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 6, 2002
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 19, 2002

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Cohn
   (Principal coauthor:  Assembly Member Chu)
   (Principal coauthor:  Senator Alpert)
   (Coauthor:  Assembly Member Zettel)
   (Coauthors:  Senators Kuehl and Soto)

                        FEBRUARY 7, 2002

   An act to add Section 6219 to the Family Code, relating to
domestic violence.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1909, Cohn.  Domestic violence:  demonstration project.
   Under existing law, any person who perpetrates domestic violence,
as defined, is subject to both criminal penalties and civil remedies,
as specified.
   This bill would, subject to adequate, discretionary funding from a
city or county, authorize the superior courts in San Diego County
and in Santa Clara County, and in any other county able and willing
to participate, to develop a demonstration project to identify the
best practices in civil, juvenile, and criminal court cases involving
domestic violence.  The bill would require superior courts
participating in this demonstration project to report their findings
and recommendations to the Judicial Council and the Legislature by
May 1, 2004.  The bill would permit the Judicial Council to make
those recommendations available to any court or county.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 6219 is added to the Family Code, to read:
   6219.  Subject to adequate, discretionary funding from a city or a
county, the superior courts in San Diego County and in Santa Clara
County may develop a demonstration project to identify the best
practices in civil, juvenile, and criminal court cases involving
domestic violence.  The superior courts in any other county that is
able and willing may also participate in the demonstration project.
The superior courts participating in this demonstration project shall
report their findings and recommendations to the Judicial Council
and the Legislature on or before May 1, 2004.  The Judicial Council
may make those recommendations available to any court or county.