Crimes: plea deals

Agreements in these cases cannot shield unnamed alleged accomplices or give them favorable treatment without court review and victim participation.

What the law does ​

• Requires any nondefendant receiving immunity, leniency, anonymity, or nonprosecution to be specifically named in a written agreement.
• Requires court approval after a hearing where victims receive notice and an opportunity to be heard before such an agreement takes effect.
• Applies to prosecutions involving minor victims of human trafficking, pimping, or pandering.
• Provides for state reimbursement of mandated local costs if the Commission on State Mandates finds reimbursement is required.

Who it affects ​

• Prosecutors negotiating plea, nonprosecution, immunity, or other case-disposition agreements in covered cases.
• Defendants and other people who may seek protection from prosecution or favorable treatment through those agreements.
• Minor victims, who must receive notice and an opportunity to be heard before covered agreements are approved.