Welf. & Inst. Code, § 506 · Article 13.6. Serious Habitual Offenders
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 506
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Law enforcement agencies and district attorneys participating in programs funded pursuant to this article shall adopt procedures to require a check of juvenile criminal history of all adults whose cases are presented to the district attorney’s office for filing. The juvenile criminal history shall be considered by the district attorney in the charging decision and establishing the district attorney’s position on the appropriate plea and sentence.
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History
Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1441, Sec. 1.
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