Cal. PEN § 999n
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 999n, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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(a) The selection criteria set forth in Section 999l shall be adhered to for each repeat sexual offender case unless, in the reasonable exercise of prosecutor’s discretion, extraordinary circumstances require departure from those policies in order to promote the general purposes and intent of this chapter.
(b) Each district attorney’s office establishing a repeat sexual offender prosecution unit and receiving state support under this chapter shall submit the following information, on a quarterly basis, to the Office of Emergency Services:
(1) The number of sexual assault cases referred to the district attorney’s office for possible filing.
(2) The number of sexual assault cases filed for felony prosecution.
(3) The number of sexual assault cases taken to trial.
(4) The percentage of sexual assault cases tried which resulted in conviction.
(b) Each district attorney’s office establishing a repeat sexual offender prosecution unit and receiving state support under this chapter shall submit the following information, on a quarterly basis, to the Office of Emergency Services:
(1) The number of sexual assault cases referred to the district attorney’s office for possible filing.
(2) The number of sexual assault cases filed for felony prosecution.
(3) The number of sexual assault cases taken to trial.
(4) The percentage of sexual assault cases tried which resulted in conviction.
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