California § 273.84 - Each district attorney
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 273.84 — Each district attorney, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 273.84. Each district attorney
Each district attorneyâs or city attorneyâs office establishing a spousal abuser prosecution unit and receiving state support under this chapter shall adopt and pursue the following policies for spousal abuser cases: (a) All reasonable prosecutorial efforts shall be made to resist the pretrial release of a charged defendant meeting spousal abuser selection criteria. (b) All reasonable prosecutorial efforts shall be made to persuade the court to impose the most severe authorized sentence upon a person convicted after prosecution as a spousal abuser. In the prosecution of an intrafamily sexual abuse case, discretion may be exercised as to the type and nature of sentence recommended to the court. (c) All reasonable prosecutorial efforts shall be made to reduce the time between arrest and disposition of charge against an individual meeting spousal abuser criteria.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 273.84 cover?
Section 273.84 ("Each district attorney") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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