BILL NUMBER: AB 601	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Eggman

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2013

   An act relating to probation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 601, as introduced, Eggman. Probation.
   Existing law authorizes the court to grant probation to certain
persons convicted of a crime. Under existing law, if a person is
convicted of a felony and is eligible for probation, before judgment
is pronounced, the court is required to refer the matter to a
probation officer to investigate and report to the court the
circumstances surrounding the crime and the prior history and record
of the person, which may be considered either in aggravation or
mitigation of the punishment.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would standardize the length of time individuals are
placed on probation.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would standardize the length of time individuals are
placed on probation.