Cal. PEN § 1001.40
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 1001.40, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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Official statutory text
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county acting on behalf of one or more individual courts may by ordinance establish a program that provides for pretrial diversion by the court of any person issued a notice to appear for a traffic violation to attend any traffic violator school licensed pursuant to Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 11200) of Division 5 of the Vehicle Code.
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