BILL NUMBER:  AB 994
  VETOED	DATE: 10/13/2013




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 994 without my signature.

This bill requires every prosecuting agency to establish a post-plea
misdemeanor diversion program.

Counties can establish diversion programs under current law, and many
already have excellent diversion programs that suit their local
circumstances. I believe prosecutors and counties are best situated
to decide whether, or what kind of, a diversion program would be
appropriate.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.