Criminal law: civil compromise.

Existing law allows for the civil compromise of a misdemeanor offense which has a remedy by a civil action if the person injured by the commission of the misdemeanor appears before the court and acknowledges that they have received satisfaction for the injury. On payment of the costs incurred, existing law allows the court to order all proceedings stayed and discharge the defendant from prosecution. Existing law prohibits civil compromise in certain cases, including, among others, crimes committed riotously, with the intent to commit a felony, or cases involving domestic violence, elder abuse, and child abuse. This bill would extend civil compromise to be available for any felony that is not violent and that does not require registration as a sex offense, and remove the requirement that the underlying offense has a remedy by a civil action. The bill would additionally remove the prohibition on civil compromise for offenses committed riotously or with the intent to commit a felony, and for offenses involving elder abuse through theft, embezzlement, forgery, or fraud. The bill would prohibit civil compromise for any crime that results in death. The bill would extend civil compromise to include nonmonetary resolutions as a form of satisfaction for the injury, as specified.