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Assembly approves AB 1376 to limit length of juvenile probation and require reviews
Summary
The Assembly passed AB 1376 to create a presumption juvenile probation ends at nine months unless the court finds cause to extend it; the bill passed 46-17 after extensive floor debate about public safety and rehabilitation.
The California State Assembly on May 14 approved AB 13 76, authored by Assemblymember Rob Bonta, to limit the length of noncustodial wardship probation for youth and to require regular judicial review. The measure passed on a 46-17 roll call.
Under AB 13 76, the bill establishes a presumption that probation for youth under noncustodial wardship should terminate at nine months unless a court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that continued probation is warranted. If extended, the bill requires review hearings every six months and mandates that probation conditions be developmentally appropriate and individualized.
"Our youth probation system is broken," Bonta said on the floor, summarizing the bill’s three principal changes: the nine-month presumption, six-month review hearings…
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