Section 1001.70 Of Chapter 2.9b. Parental Diversion From California Penal Code >> Title 6. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.9b.
1001.70
. (a) Every local prosecutor with jurisdiction to prosecute
violations of Section 272 shall review annually any diversion program
established pursuant to this chapter, and no program shall commence
or continue without the approval of the local prosecutor. No person
shall be diverted under a program unless it has been approved by the
local prosecutor. Nothing in this subdivision shall authorize the
prosecutor to determine whether a particular defendant shall be
diverted.
(b) 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.