LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 61, as amended, Nava. Juvenile crime: deferred entry of
judgment.
Existing law, enacted by initiative statute, provides that if a
minor consents and waives his or her right to a speedy jurisdictional
hearing, the court may refer the case to the probation department or
summarily grant deferred entry of judgment if the minor admits the
charges in the petition and waives time for the pronouncement of the
judgment. These provisions apply whenever a case is before the
juvenile court for a determination of whether the minor is within the
jurisdiction of the juvenile court because of the commission of a
felony offense, and the minor meets other eligibility criteria,
including that the offense charged is not one of an enumerated list
of offenses for which a minor 14 years of age or older may be found
unfit for treatment in juvenile court and prosecuted under the
general law in a court of criminal jurisdiction. The initiative
statute provides that any amendment of its provisions requires a 2/3
vote of the membership of each house of the Legislature.
This bill would list additional sexual offenses for which a minor
charged with the commission thereof would become ineligible for a
deferred entry of judgment pursuant to these provisions. By changing
the punishment for a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated
local program. Because the bill would amend an initiative statute, it
would require a 2/3 vote.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.

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