Penal Code section 999g

The selection criteria set forth in Section 999e shall be adhered to for each career criminal case unless, in the reasonable exercise of prosecutor’s discretion, extraordinary circumstances require the departure from such policies in order to promote the general purposes and intent of this chapter.

Source: Section 999g, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=999g. (updated Feb. 17, 1982; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_999g

Original Source: Section 999g, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=999g. (last accessed May 12, 2025).