Section 1001.50 Of Chapter 2.9. Diversion Of Misdemeanor Offenders From California Penal Code >> Title 6. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.9.
1001.50
. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this
chapter shall become operative in a county only if the board of
supervisors adopts the provisions of this chapter by ordinance.
(b) The district attorney of each county shall review annually any
diversion program established pursuant to this chapter, and no
program shall continue without the approval of the district attorney.
No person shall be diverted under a program unless it has been
approved by the district attorney. Nothing in this subdivision shall
authorize the prosecutor to determine whether a particular defendant
shall be diverted.
(c) As used in this chapter, "pretrial diversion" means the
procedure of postponing prosecution either temporarily or permanently
at any point in the judicial process from the point at which the
accused is charged until adjudication.