Welf. & Inst. Code, § 1700 · Article 1. General Provisions and Definitions
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 1700
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The purpose of this chapter is to protect society from the consequences of criminal activity and to that purpose community restoration, victim restoration, and offender training and treatment shall be substituted for retributive punishment and shall be directed toward the rehabilitation of young persons who have committed public offenses.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 25, Sec. 54. (SB 94) Effective June 27, 2019.
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