California legal term
Diversion-related treatment and habilitation in California Criminal Law
Current through 2026 California legislative session
In California criminal law, “Diversion-related treatment and habilitation” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the California criminal code.
What does “Diversion-related treatment and habilitation” mean in California criminal law?
“Diversion-related treatment and habilitation” means, but is not limited to, specialized services or special adaptations of generic services, directed toward the alleviation of developmental disability or toward social, personal, physical, or economic habilitation or rehabilitation of an individual with a developmental disability, and includes, but is not limited to, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, personal care, day care, domiciliary care, special living arrangements, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, training, education, sheltered employment, mental health services, recreation, c (Cal. Penal Code § 1001.20)
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