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Cal. Penal Code § 17.2
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Part preliminary: Preliminary Provisions, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 17.2
Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the disposition of any criminal case use the least restrictive means available. (b) The court presiding over a criminal matter shall consider alternatives to incarceration, including, without limitation, collaborative justice court programs, diversion, restorative justice, and probation. (c) The court shall have the discretion to determine the appropriate sentence according to relevant statutes and the sentencing rules of the Judicial Council.
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