CA AB1902

Requires youth subject to extended detention petitions to remain in custody at secure youth treatment facilities until proceedings conclude, rather than being released during the legal process

Establishes a 60-day trial deadline from probable cause determination for extended detention hearings, with exceptions for good cause, waivers, or consent to later dates

Extends the interval for filing new continued detention applications from 2 years to 10 years after a court order for continued detention

Allows prosecuting agencies to request the Director of the Office of Youth and Community Restoration to review cases where probation departments declined to seek extended detention for youth deemed physically dangerous to the public

Applies criminal discovery procedures to extended detention proceedings and permits courts to base probable cause findings on expert reports and sworn law enforcement testimony