CA AB2425

Prohibits law enforcement agencies from releasing juvenile police records for minors who are diverted from arrest, counseled and released without referral, or who fall outside juvenile court jurisdiction.

Requires law enforcement agencies to seal juvenile police records and related documents within specified timeframes: 30 days for diversion program completions, 60 days for counsel-and-release cases, and immediately for minors outside juvenile court jurisdiction.

Mandates law enforcement notify diversion service providers upon sealing records, and requires diversion service provider records to remain confidential and releasable only to the minor and their parents or guardians.

Allows prosecutors to access sealed records only to meet statutory or constitutional obligations to disclose favorable or exculpatory evidence, with requirements to destroy records after cases are closed and no longer subject to appeal.

Requires the Judicial Council to develop implementation forms by January 1, 2022, and establishes procedures for minors to petition for reconsideration if law enforcement denies sealing eligibility.