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How does Los Angeles County's mental health diversion program work?
How Los Angeles County's Rapid Diversion Program moves a mental health diversion referral, the separate ODR Housing pathway, and competency cases.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerHow does military diversion work in San Bernardino County criminal court?
How San Bernardino County's court handles a Penal Code 1001.80 military diversion request, and when it refers a veteran to Veterans Treatment Court instead.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerHow does Penal Code 12022(c) change sentencing for a drug charge?
Penal Code 12022(c) adds three to five years for being personally armed during drug sales or manufacturing, not simple possession for personal use.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerHow does San Diego's Homeless Court Program work?
San Diego's Homeless Court Program: which cases qualify, how service-agency referrals work, monthly resource fairs, and Clean Plates for parking tickets.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerHow does San Diego's Juvenile Diversion Initiative work?
How the San Diego DA's Juvenile Diversion Initiative works: who qualifies, what families do, and how completion leads to sealing under WIC 786.5.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerHow is a military-diversion request prepared in San Diego criminal court?
San Diego uses form CRM-284 and local guidance for a supporting motion, service history, clinical assessment and proposed treatment plan before military diversion is considered.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerHow is restitution set in Santa Barbara County misdemeanor diversion?
Compare Santa Barbara SC-3107 and SC-3108, the claimed victim loss, hearing or stipulation, amount and payment terms; indigence has a statutory safeguard.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerIs a Delta-8 THC vape or edible from a smoke shop legal in California?
California bans hemp vapes and THC in hemp edibles, and Delta-8 converted from CBD is a synthetic cannabinoid. What sellers and buyers each face.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerIs being present while others use drugs a crime in California?
California's HS 11365 visiting law requires aiding or abetting drug use, not just presence. See what the statute and CALCRIM 2401 actually require.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerIs crack cocaine punished differently than powder cocaine in California?
California now uses the same sentencing ranges for crack and powder cocaine. See what changed in 2015, what was later repealed, and how federal law differs.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerIs HS 11364 drug paraphernalia possession a misdemeanor, and is it separate from a drug charge?
HS 11364 paraphernalia possession is a misdemeanor: a $30 to $500 fine, 15 to 180 days in jail, or both under HS 11374. It is charged apart from possession.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerIs huffing glue, paint thinner, or other inhalants illegal in California?
Penal Code 381 makes having glue or paint thinner to inhale for a high, or knowingly being under its influence, a misdemeanor anywhere in California.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerIs it illegal to possess psilocybin mushroom spores in California?
Psilocybin mushrooms are illegal in California, but spores are different. See what Health and Safety Code 11390 and 11391 make a crime and what they leave out.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerIs it legal to carry fentanyl test strips in California?
California exempts fentanyl test strips and checking equipment from its drug paraphernalia law. Here is the exact statute and its limits.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerIs khat illegal to possess in California?
Khat and cathinone are Schedule II drugs in California. See the possession and sale laws, why Prop 36's new felony excludes them, and federal status.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerIs kratom illegal to possess in California?
Kratom is not on California's drug schedules, but the state bars selling it for consumption, San Diego bans possession, and federal 7-OH rules are expanding.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerIs possessing nitrous oxide for intoxication a crime in California?
Possessing nitrous oxide to get high is a misdemeanor in California. See Penal Code 381b, the rules for sellers, and the new sales limits starting in 2027.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerIs Salvia divinorum legal in California?
Salvia divinorum is not on California's drug schedules. Penal Code 379 bans furnishing it to anyone under 18, and DUI and analog laws still apply.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerIs selling cannabis without a license a crime or just a civil fine?
Unlicensed cannabis sale can mean criminal charges under HS 11359 or 11360 and separate civil fines under BPC 26038. See when each applies.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerIs synthetic marijuana (K2 or Spice) illegal in California?
K2, Spice, and other synthetic cannabinoids are criminalized separately from real cannabis in California, with escalating penalties from the first offense.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerWhat counts as prescription fraud or doctor shopping in California?
California prescription fraud does not require a forged document. What Health and Safety Code 11173 prohibits, how doctor shopping fits, and the penalty.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerWhat does a California Health and Safety Code § 11370.1 charge require?
A California HSC § 11370.1 charge is a standalone felony. See covered substances, possession and firearm requirements, lawful fentanyl exception, penalty, and diversion rule.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerWhat does San Bernardino's section 11395 treatment agreement require?
Before signing San Bernardino's section 11395 treatment agreement, check the plea, approved plan, progress hearing, testing and statutory response to problems.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerWhat does San Diego's treatment-mandated felony plea addendum require?
San Diego form CRM-338 records a treatment-mandated felony plea and deferred judgment. See the waivers, evaluation, court review, and possible outcomes.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerWhat does the San Diego Adult Drug Court contract require before I agree?
San Diego Adult Drug Court uses a detailed participant contract. Check plea and probation terms, testing, treatment phases, travel rules and which charges may be dismissed.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerWhat exactly does California's 911 Good Samaritan overdose law protect me from, and what doesn't it cover?
California's 911 overdose law shields callers and overdose victims from limited drug charges, not DUI, sales, or forced drugging. See HS 11376.5's real scope.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerWhat happens after San Luis Obispo County grants misdemeanor diversion?
Use the signed San Luis Obispo diversion agreement to track enrollment, progress and completion dates, and check the court protocol for submitting proof.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerWhat if a drug diversion provider reports noncompliance incorrectly?
A drug diversion provider's noncompliance report does not end PC 1000 diversion by itself. See the required notice, hearing, and how to raise an error.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerWhat if state and federal authorities investigate the same drug case?
Both governments can pursue one drug case. California's bar in PC 656 and 793 applies only after a federal or out-of-state conviction or acquittal.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerWhat is judicial diversion for a California misdemeanor?
See when a California judge may offer misdemeanor judicial diversion, what completion requires, and when dismissal and limited arrest-record protections follow.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerWhat is San Diego's Community Justice Initiative diversion class?
San Diego's Community Justice Initiative: the DA's court-mandated Zoom class, the City Attorney's same-name community service program, and which applies.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionWhat is the difference between a field drug test and a lab test in California?
Field Drug Test vs. Lab Analysis in California: What Each Shows. Understand the evidence, limits, and practical records to review in California.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerWhat is the difference between Penal Code 4573, 4573.5, 4573.6, and 4573.8?
PC 4573 and 4573.5 cover bringing contraband into a California jail or prison; 4573.6 and 4573.8 cover possessing it inside, each with its own felony term.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerWhat must an outside provider's mental health diversion plan include in San Luis Obispo?
San Luis Obispo Department 10 asks for a detailed outside-provider plan before a mental health diversion hearing. Learn what the plan and reports must cover.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerWhat should I check on a Riverside County PC 1000 drug-diversion referral?
Read the actual Riverside PC 1000 referral for the assigned program, enrollment and completion hearings, reporting duties and final dismissal date.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerWill a drug conviction suspend my driver's license in California?
Most drug convictions no longer affect a California license. See the under-21 rule in Vehicle Code 13202.5 and the felony-with-a-vehicle rule.
Read answer Drug charges & diversionLegal answerWill San Diego Drug Court accept me after I move?
San Diego CRM-227 requests Drug Court review after a move. Check good standing, court certification, residence proof, and the separate placement decision.
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