California Welfare and Institutions Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

• Section 200.
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arnold-Kennick Juvenile Court Law.”(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1068.)
• Section 201.
  The provisions of this chapter, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed...
• Section 202.
  (a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the protection and safety of the public and each minor under the jurisdiction of the juvenile...
• Section 202.5.
  The duties of the probation officer, as described in this chapter with respect to minors alleged or adjudged to be described by Section 300, whether...
• Section 203.
  An order adjudging a minor to be a ward of the juvenile court shall not be deemed a conviction of a crime for any purpose,...
• Section 204.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except provisions of law governing the retention and storage of data, a family law court and a court hearing...
• Section 204.5.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the name of a minor may be disclosed to the public if the minor is 14 years of age...
• Section 205.
  All commitments to institutions or for placement in family homes under this chapter shall be, so far as practicable, either to institutions or for placement...
• Section 206.
  Persons taken into custody and persons alleged to be within the description of Section 300, or persons adjudged to be such and made dependent children...
• Section 207.
  (a) A minor shall not be detained in any jail, lockup, juvenile hall, or other secure facility if he or she is taken into custody solely...
• Section 207.1.
  (a) No court, judge, referee, peace officer, or employee of a detention facility shall knowingly detain any minor in a jail or lockup, except as provided...
• Section 207.2.
  A minor who is held in temporary custody in a law enforcement facility that contains a lockup for adults pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section...
• Section 207.5.
  Every person who misrepresents or falsely identifies himself or herself either verbally or by presenting any fraudulent written instrument to any probation officer, or to...
• Section 207.6.
  A minor may be detained in a jail or other secure facility for the confinement of adults pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 207.1 or...
• Section 208.
  (a) When any person under 18 years of age is detained in or sentenced to any institution in which adults are confined, it shall be unlawful...
• Section 208.3.
  (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) “Juvenile facility” includes any of the following:(A) A juvenile hall, as described in Section 850.(B) A juvenile camp or...
• Section 208.5.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, in any case in which a minor who is detained in or committed to a county institution established for the purpose...
• Section 209.
  (a) (1) The judge of the juvenile court of a county, or, if there is more than one judge, any of the judges of the juvenile court...
• Section 210.
  The Board of Corrections shall adopt minimum standards for the operation and maintenance of juvenile halls for the confinement of minors.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch....
• Section 210.1.
  The Board of Corrections shall develop guidelines for the operation and maintenance of nonsecure placement facilities for persons alleged or found to be persons coming...
• Section 210.2.
  (a) The Board of Corrections shall adopt regulations establishing standards for law enforcement facilities which contain lockups for adults and which are used for the temporary,...
• Section 210.5.
  The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best public interest to encourage innovations in staffing ratios, maximization of housing unit size, and...
• Section 210.6.
  (a) (1) Mechanical restraints, including, but not limited to, handcuffs, chains, irons, straitjackets or cloth or leather restraints, or other similar items, may be used on a...
• Section 211.
  (a) No person under the age of 14 years shall be committed to a state prison or be transferred thereto from any other institution.(b) Notwithstanding any other...
• Section 212.
  There shall be no fee for filing a petition under this chapter nor shall any fees be charged by any public officer for his services...
• Section 212.5.
  Unless otherwise provided by law, a document in a juvenile court matter may be filed and served electronically as prescribed by Section 1010.6 of the...
• Section 213.
  Any willful disobedience or interference with any lawful order of the juvenile court or of a judge or referee thereof constitutes a contempt of court.(Added...
• Section 213.3.
  A person under 18 years of age shall not be detained in a secure facility, as defined in Section 206, solely upon the ground that...
• Section 213.5.
  (a) After a petition has been filed pursuant to Section 311 to declare a child a dependent child of the juvenile court, and until the time...
• Section 213.6.
  (a) If a person named in a temporary restraining order or emergency protective order issued under this part is personally served with the order and notice...
• Section 213.7.
  (a) The court shall order that any party enjoined pursuant to Section 213.5, 304, 362.4, or 726.5 be prohibited from taking any action to obtain the...
• Section 214.
  In each instance in which a provision of this chapter authorizes the execution by any person of a written promise to appear or to have...
• Section 215.
  As used in this chapter, unless otherwise specifically provided, the term “probation officer” or “social worker” shall include the juvenile probation officer or the person...
• Section 216.
  This chapter shall not apply:(a) To any person who violates any law of this state defining a crime, and is at the time of such violation...
• Section 217.
  (a) The board of supervisors of any county or the governing body of any city may by ordinance provide that any personal property with a value...
• Section 218.
  In any case in which, pursuant to this chapter, the court appoints counsel to represent any person who desires but is unable to employ counsel,...
• Section 218.5.
  All counsel performing duties under this chapter, including, but not limited to, county counsel, court appointed counsel, or volunteer counsel, shall participate in mandatory training...
• Section 219.
  The board of supervisors of a county may provide a ward of the juvenile court engaged in rehabilitative work without pay, under an assignment by...
• Section 219.5.
  (a) No ward of the juvenile court or Department of the Youth Authority shall perform any function that provides access to personal information of private individuals,...
• Section 220.
  No condition or restriction upon the obtaining of an abortion by a female detained in any local juvenile facility, pursuant to the Therapeutic Abortion Act...
• Section 221.
  (a) Any female confined in a state or local juvenile facility shall upon her request be allowed to continue to use materials necessary for (1) personal...
• Section 222.
  (a) A female in the custody of a local juvenile facility shall have the right to summon and receive the services of a physician and surgeon...
• Section 223.
  (a) (1) The parents or guardians of any minor in the custody of the state or the county, if they can reasonably be located, shall be notified...
• Section 223.1.
  (a) (1) At least one individual who is a parent, guardian, or designated emergency contact of a person in the custody of the Division of Juvenile Facilities,...
• Section 224.
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:(1) There is no resource that is more vital to the continued existence and integrity of Indian tribes than their...
• Section 224.1.
  (a) As used in this division, unless the context requires otherwise, the terms “Indian,”“Indian child,” “Indian child’s tribe,” “Indian custodian,” “Indian tribe,” “reservation,” and “tribal court”...
• Section 224.2.
  (a) If the court, a social worker, or probation officer knows or has reason to know that an Indian child is involved, any notice sent in...
• Section 224.3.
  (a) The court, county welfare department, and the probation department have an affirmative and continuing duty to inquire whether a child for whom a petition under...
• Section 224.4.
  The Indian child’s tribe and Indian custodian have the right to intervene at any point in an Indian child custody proceeding.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch....
• Section 224.5.
  In an Indian child custody proceeding, the court shall give full faith and credit to the public acts, records, judicial proceedings, and judgments of any...
• Section 224.6.
  (a) When testimony of a “qualified expert witness” is required in an Indian child custody proceeding, a “qualified expert witness” may include, but is not limited...

Last modified: October 22, 2018