AB 1917: Criminal procedure: information.

This bill, known as the Respect Judicial Decisions Act, would change the way information is filed in criminal cases. It would require the district attorney to file an information charging the defendant with only the offenses named in the order of commitment. If an offense is dismissed at the preliminary hearing, the district attorney can make a motion to reinstate the offense before filing an information. The district attorney can also make this motion when individual counts are dismissed. If the motion is granted, the district attorney can file an amended information that includes the reinstated offense. The bill also requires reimbursement for costs mandated by the state if the commission determines that the bill contains such costs.