17.2
Effective Jan 1, 2023Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 775, Sec. 2. (AB 2167) Effective January 1, 2023.
- (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.