SB 266 Summary

• Authorizes courts to permit "flash incarceration" (1-10 consecutive days in county jail) for probation or mandatory supervision violations if the defendant waives the right to a court hearing, effective until January 1, 2021.

• Requires county probation departments to develop response matrices establishing graduated sanctions protocols and mandates supervisor approval before imposing flash incarceration.

• Does not apply to defendants sentenced under Section 1210.1 (drug possession offenses) and cannot be imposed without defendant's signed waiver; probation cannot be denied for refusing to sign the waiver.

• Requires probation departments to notify the court, public defender, district attorney, and sheriff of each flash incarceration imposed; if the defendant refuses the recommended period, the probation officer may file a revocation request with the court.

• Credits earned during flash incarceration periods count toward the term to be served if probation or mandatory supervision is subsequently revoked.