CaliforniaCourts may allow short delays in qualifying elder-abuse cases
California courts may consider a prosecutor’s scheduling conflict when deciding whether to delay a felony abuse case involving a cognitively impaired adult.
What it does
Courts may consider a qualifying felony elder or dependent adult abuse case as good cause to delay a hearing or trial when the assigned prosecutor has another court matter underway. The delay may be no more than 10 additional court days.
Argument forA court could give a prosecutor handling a qualifying abuse case more time when another court matter is underway, which may help avoid a rushed hearing.
Argument againstA continuance could keep an accused person waiting longer for trial, since this kind of delay may add up to 10 court days.
More detail
Courts may consider certain felony abuse cases involving cognitively impaired adults when deciding whether there is good cause to delay a hearing or trial. This covers a felony violation of Penal Code section 368 when the alleged victim is a cognitively impaired adult. The court must find good cause for the continuance. The assigned prosecutor must have another trial, preliminary hearing, or motion to suppress in progress in this or another court. The delay may be no more than 10 additional court days. Any continuance under this provision may add no more than 10 court days.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 20Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 380, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 20Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 25Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 19Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6251.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 2052 Stefani Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 17In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2052 Stefani By Rubio. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 17Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5498.).Passed Senate
- Aug 5Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 4Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Jun 11Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.Major
- Jun 10From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 9).Major
- Jun 9
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- May 6Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Apr 23In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 2052 Stefani Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 23Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 4793.)Passed Assembly
- Apr 20Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 16Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Apr 15From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 14).Major
- Apr 14
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 7In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Mar 2Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Feb 19From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- Feb 18Read first time. To print.Introduced
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