BILL NUMBER: SB 1004	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hill

                        FEBRUARY 10, 2016

   An act relating to crimes.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1004, as introduced, Hill. Transitional youth diversion
program.
   Existing law provides that entry of judgment may be deferred with
respect to a defendant who is charged with certain crimes involving
possession of controlled substances and who meets certain criteria,
including that he or she has no prior convictions for any offense
involving controlled substances and has had no felony convictions
within the 5 years prior, as specified. Existing law requires the
criminal charge or charges to be dismissed if the defendant has
performed satisfactorily during the period in which deferred entry of
judgment was granted.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to create a transitional youth diversion pilot program
for eligible defendants who are 18 years of age or older, but under
21 years of age on the date the offense was committed.
   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 to create a transitional youth diversion pilot program
for eligible defendants who are 18 years of age or older, but under
21 years of age on the date the offense was committed.