California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 4361

WIC § 4361 Effective Jun 27, 2025Div. 4 · Part 3 · Ch. 6.5

Statute text

(a)As used in this section, “department” means the State Department of State Hospitals.

(b)The purpose of this chapter is to, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, promote the diversion of individuals with serious mental disorders as prescribed in Chapter 2.8A (commencing with Section 1001.35) of Title 6 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, and to assist counties in providing diversion for individuals with serious mental illnesses who have been found incompetent to stand trial for a felony charge. In implementing this chapter, the department shall consider local discretion and flexibility in diversion activities that meet the community’s needs and provide for the safe and effective treatment of individuals with serious mental disorders across a continuum of care.

(c)(1) Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, the department may solicit proposals from, and may contract with, a county to help fund the development or expansion of pretrial diversion described in Chapter 2.8A (commencing with Section 1001.35) of Title 6 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, for the population described in subdivision (b) and that meets all of the following criteria:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 10, Sec. 23. (AB 134) Effective June 27, 2025.