Pen. Code, § 999v · Chapter 2.4. Child Abusers
Pen. Code, § 999v
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The selection criteria set forth in Section 999t shall be adhered to for each child abuser case unless, in the reasonable exercise of prosecutor’s discretion, extraordinary circumstances require departure from those policies in order to promote the general purposes and intent of this chapter.
(b) Each district attorney’s office establishing a child abuser prosecution unit and receiving state support under this chapter shall submit the following information, on a quarterly basis, to the Office of Emergency Services:
(1) The number of child abuser cases referred to the district attorney’s office for possible filing.
(2) The number of child abuser cases filed for felony prosecution.
(3) The number of sexual assault cases taken to trial.
(4) The number of child abuser cases tried which resulted in conviction.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 413. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.
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