California Welfare and Institutions Code ARTICLE 13.6 - Serious Habitual Offenders

• Section 500.
  The Legislature hereby finds that a substantial and disproportionate amount of serious crime is committed by a relatively small number of chronic juvenile offenders commonly...
• Section 501.
  (a) There is hereby established in the Office of Criminal Justice Planning a program of financial assistance for law enforcement, district attorneys, probation departments, juvenile courts,...
• Section 502.
  (a) An individual shall be the subject of the efforts of programs established pursuant to this article who has been previously adjudged a ward pursuant to...
• Section 503.
  Programs funded under this article shall adopt and pursue the following policies:(a) Each participating law enforcement agency shall do all of the following: (1) Gather data on...
• Section 504.
  The judge of the juvenile court shall authorize the inspection of juvenile court records, probation and protective services records, district attorney records, school records, and...
• Section 505.
  Within three months of implementation of the program, all participating agencies in a county shall execute a written interagency agreement outlining their role in the...
• Section 506.
  Law enforcement agencies and district attorneys participating in programs funded pursuant to this article shall adopt procedures to require a check of juvenile criminal history...

Last modified: October 22, 2018