Pleadings And Proceedings Before Trial — California Penal Code — Diversion Of Defendants With Cognitive Developmental Disabilities — Dismissal of criminal charges Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session If the divertee has performed satisfactorily during the period of diversion, the criminal charges shall be dismissed at the end of the diversion period. Ca. Pen. Code § 1001.31