Section 273.84 Of Chapter 2.5. Spousal Abusers From California Penal Code >> Title 9. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.5.
273.84
. Each district attorney's or city attorney's office
establishing a spousal abuser prosecution unit and receiving state
support under this chapter shall adopt and pursue the following
policies for spousal abuser cases:
(a) All reasonable prosecutorial efforts shall be made to resist
the pretrial release of a charged defendant meeting spousal abuser
selection criteria.
(b) All reasonable prosecutorial efforts shall be made to persuade
the court to impose the most severe authorized sentence upon a
person convicted after prosecution as a spousal abuser. In the
prosecution of an intrafamily sexual abuse case, discretion may be
exercised as to the type and nature of sentence recommended to the
court.
(c) All reasonable prosecutorial efforts shall be made to reduce
the time between arrest and disposition of charge against an
individual meeting spousal abuser criteria.