California AB2275 amends the Penal Code to expand mental health diversion for defendants with serious mental disorders.

California AB2275 amends the Penal Code to expand mental health diversion for defendants with serious mental disorders. It allows courts to grant pretrial diversion to defendants diagnosed with mental disorders, excluding antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, and pedophilia. Diversion is available for misdemeanors and felonies, excluding violent felonies and domestic violence offenses. The bill also establishes a program for reevaluations of defendants in county jail who have been waiting for admission to the State Department of State Hospitals.

California AB2275 amends the Penal Code to expand mental health diversion for defendants with serious mental disorders.

California AB2275 amends the Penal Code to expand mental health diversion for defendants with serious mental disorders. It allows courts to grant pretrial diversion to defendants diagnosed with mental disorders, excluding antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, and pedophilia. Diversion is available for misdemeanors and felonies, excluding violent felonies and domestic violence offenses. The bill also establishes a program for reevaluations of defendants in county jail who have been waiting for admission to the State Department of State Hospitals.