2018 California Code
Penal Code - PEN
PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
TITLE 10 - MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS
CHAPTER 8 - Dismissal of the Action for Want of Prosecution or Otherwise
Section 1385.
(a) The judge or magistrate may, either of his or her own motion or upon the application of the prosecuting attorney, and in furtherance of justice, order an action to be dismissed. The reasons for the dismissal shall be stated orally on the record. The court shall also set forth the reasons in an order entered upon the minutes if requested by either party or in any case in which the proceedings are not being recorded electronically or reported by a court reporter. A dismissal shall not be made for any cause that would be ground of demurrer to the accusatory pleading.
(b) (1) If the court has the authority pursuant to subdivision (a) to strike or dismiss an enhancement, the court may instead strike the additional punishment for that enhancement in the furtherance of justice in compliance with subdivision (a).
(2) This subdivision does not authorize the court to strike the additional punishment for any enhancement that cannot be stricken or dismissed pursuant to subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 1013, Sec. 2. (SB 1393) Effective January 1, 2019.)
