BILL NUMBER: AB 565	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Havice

                        FEBRUARY 19, 1999

   An act to add Section 259 to the Welfare and Institutions Code,
relating to juveniles.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 565, as introduced, Havice.  Juveniles: graffiti offenses:
pilot project.
   Existing law specifies certain types of punishment for misdemeanor
violations by minors of offenses involving graffiti, as specified.
   This bill would authorize the establishment of a pilot project in
the Los Padrinos District of the Los Angeles County Superior Court to
bring together minors convicted of those offenses, their parents,
the victims of the offense, and the judge, hearing officer, or
referee, to determine the appropriate disposition of the minor's
case, as specified.
   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.  Section 259 is added to the Welfare and Institutions
Code, to read:
   259.  (a) Upon approval by the presiding judge of the juvenile
court, there shall be established in the Los Padrinos District of the
Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles a pilot program pursuant
to which minors who have been convicted of an offense described in
subdivision (b) shall, prior to the entry of an order disposing of
the minor's case, meet with all involved parties, including the minor'
s parents or guardian, the victims of the offenses or a
representative of the victims, and the judge, juvenile hearing
officer, or referee, for the purpose of determining the appropriate
disposition of the minor's case.  That disposition may consist of the
punishment specified in the Penal Code for the offense committed or
an alternative form of disposition as specified in Section 258 or as
determined by the minor and the involved parties at the meeting.  If
the minor and the involved parties are able to agree on an
appropriate disposition, the judge, referee, or juvenile hearing
officer shall enter an order accordingly.
   (b) This section shall apply to minors who have been convicted of
a misdemeanor violation of Section 594 of the Penal Code involving
graffiti, as defined in that section, or a violation of Section 594.1
or 594.2 of the Penal Code.