Assembly Bill 2108 was created by state Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins, D-La Mesa. It would mandate that county probation departments and prosecutors review the files of theft offenders and evaluate if they meet criteria for diversion. “This means that the repeat theft patterns will be harder to identify and document over time, which will weaken the ability to establish the history necessary for enhanced repeat theft prosecution and organized retail theft investigations,” Bianco said. Sharp-Collins said that her bill excludes “habitual repeat theft offenders” and still gives judges the “discretion to evaluate a defendant’s suitability for diversion based on the actual case.” “We have to be here again to make sure that the AB 2108 will not be passed.”