VDO of CA Drug Diversion | PC 1000 | Deferred Entry of Judgment
CA Drug Diversion | PC 1000 | Deferred Entry of Judgment Tube. Duration : 5.97 Mins.We had a good read. For the benefit of yourself. Be sure to read to the end. I want you to get good knowledge from published here California Counseling Institute. www.shouselaw.com 888.327.4652 CA defense lawyers explain Penal Code PC 1000 drug diversion - deferred entry of judgment Penal Code 1000 PC -- California's deferred entry of judgment ("DEJ") program -- allows just such an alternative. It's a drug diversion that allows eligible defendants to be "diverted" out of the criminal court system and into a drug rehabilitation program. Along with Proposition Prop 36 and drug court, DEJ is one of California's jail alternative programs for nonviolent drug offenders "Deferred entry of judgment"...defined in Penal Code 1000 PC...allows eligible defendants the opportunity to have their criminal proceedings suspended while they attempt to complete a drug treatment program. Generally speaking, the defendant enters a guilty plea to the charge(s). If the judge determines that the defendant is a good candidate for drug diversion, he/she will suspend the criminal proceedings...typically for a period of 18 months, although it may be as long as three years...while the defendant participates in a drug rehabilitation program.3 A drug rehabilitation program is one that has been certified or deemed credible and effective by the applicable county drug program administrator. The defendant may request to be referred to a program in any county, as long as the program meets this criteria. All programs include at least some of the following curriculum: an initial assessment of the defendant, a minimum of 20 hours of effective education and/or counseling ...
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