{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1016.7","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1016.7","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976. - 1054.10.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-6"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Plea [1016. - 1027.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-6/chapter-4"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 695, Sec. 4.   (AB 124)   Effective January 1, 2022.","effective":"2022-01-01","html":"<p>(a) In the interest of justice, and in order to reach a just resolution during plea negotiations, the prosecutor shall consider during plea negotiations, among other factors, the following circumstances as factors in support of a mitigated sentence if any of the following were a contributing factor in the commission of the alleged offense:</p><p>(1) The person has experienced psychological, physical, or childhood trauma, including, but not limited to, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or sexual violence.</p><p>(2) The person is a youth, or was a youth at the time of the commission of the offense.</p><p>(3) Prior to the instant offense, or during the commission of the offense, the person is or was a victim of intimate partner violence or human trafficking.</p><p>(b) A “youth” for purposes of this section includes any person under 26 years of age on the date the offense was committed.</p>","text":"(a) In the interest of justice, and in order to reach a just resolution during plea negotiations, the prosecutor shall consider during plea negotiations, among other factors, the following circumstances as factors in support of a mitigated sentence if any of the following were a contributing factor in the commission of the alleged offense: (1) The person has experienced psychological, physical, or childhood trauma, including, but not limited to, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or sexual violence. (2) The person is a youth, or was a youth at the time of the commission of the offense. (3) Prior to the instant offense, or during the commission of the offense, the person is or was a victim of intimate partner violence or human trafficking. (b) A “youth” for purposes of this section includes any person under 26 years of age on the date the offense was committed.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/plea-1016-7","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}