Policy or Training Materials
2018.07.13_Sacramento County_Mental Health Diversion-Memorandum.pdf
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Sacramento County
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Office of the Sacramento County District Attorney
Summary
This document is a guidance document used by prosecutors from the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office authored by Judge J. Richard Couzens. This 27-page memorandum reviews the implementation of AB 1810, which introduces mental health diversion under Penal Code sections 1001.35-1001.36. It outlines eligible crimes, procedural requirements, and the criteria for granting diversion based on a defendant's mental health status. This document was created on July 13, 2018 and was produced to the ACLU in response to a PRA request from July 23, 2021.
