The personnel records of peace officers and custodial officers is confidential and shall not be disclosed in any criminal or civil proceeding except by discovery pursuant to Sections 1043 and 1046 of the Evidence Code
A person participating in a deferred entry of judgment program or a preguilty plea program, may also participate in a licensed methadone or levoalphacetylmethadol (LAAM) program if certain conditions are met, including: the participant allows release of his or her medical records to the court presiding over his or her preguilty/deferred entry program for the limited purpose of determining whether the participant is duly enrolled in the licensed methadone or LAAM program and is in compliance with deferred entry or preguilty plea program rules.
A person participating in a deferred entry of judgment program or a preguilty plea program, may also participate in a licensed methadone or levoalphacetylmethadol (LAAM) program if certain conditions are met, including: the participant allows release of his or her medical records to the court presiding over his or her preguilty/deferred entry program for the limited purpose of determining whether the participant is duly enrolled in the licensed methadone or LAAM program and is in compliance with deferred entry or preguilty plea program rules.
If the jury finds the defendant was insane at the time the offense was committed, the court shall order the defendant to be confined in a state hospital or other appropriate facility or be placed on outpatient status. Before confinement or placement on outpatient status is ordered, the community program director shall evaluate the defendant and submit a written recommendation to the court.
The medical director of the facility or the person committed to the facility because of insanity, may apply to the court for release on the ground that sanity has been restored. The medical director or person in charge of the facility shall send a summary of the person's programs of treatment to the community program director and to the court. If the court finds that the petitioner would not be a danger to others due to mental defect, disease, or disorder, while under supervision and treatment in the community, the court shall order the person to be placed in a conditional release program.
A person may be committed beyond the "maximum term of commitment" when the medical director of the treatment facility submits to the prosecuting an opinion that indicates further need for commitment. If requested by the prosecuting attorney, this opinion shall be accompanied by evaluations and relevant hospital records
If a defendant pleads not guilty on account of insanity, s/he must select and appoint two to three psychotherapists to evaluate the defendant. The psychotherapists will be expected to testify and file a report of the examination, which shall include, but is not limited to, the psychological history of the defendant, present psychological or psychiatric symptoms.
Every person convicted of a sexual offense shall be tested for virus causing AIDS. Results shall be given to the local health officer, who shall make available to defense attorney, prosecuting attorney, and victim upon request.
If a person is granted formal probation for a crime of domestic violence, the probation department shall make an investigation and take into consideration such factors such as medical history. Such information shall be provided to the batterer's program as requested.
