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CA Welf & Inst Code § 501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 2 - CHILDREN|PART 1 - DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT|CHAPTER 2 - Juvenile Court Law|ARTICLE 13.6 - Serious Habitual Offenders|Section 501.

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, and schools, designated the Serious Habitual Offender Program. All funds appropriated to the Office of Criminal Justice Planning for the purposes of this article shall be administered and disbursed by the executive director of that office, and shall, to the greatest extent feasible, be coordinated or consolidated with federal funds that may be made available for these purposes.(b) From moneys appropriated therefor, the Executive Director of the Office of Criminal Justice Planning may allocate and award funds to agencies in which programs are established in substantial compliance with the policies and criteria set forth in this article. Awards made to individual agencies shall not exceed three years in duration. An agency receiving an award shall provide matching funds at an increasing rate each year; the rate shall be as determined by the Office of Criminal Justice Planning for that agency.(c) Allocation and award of funds for the purposes of this article shall be made upon application by a district attorney, a local law enforcement agency, a probation department, or a school district, that has been approved by the appropriate governing board of the particular agency. The applicant agency shall use the funds to create an information gathering and analysis unit responsible for the identification of serious habitual offenders and for the dissemination of information about the activities of those offenders to the juvenile justice system. This unit shall participate in the planning, support, and assistance of activities required in Sections 503 to 506, inclusive. Funds disbursed under this article shall not supplant local funds that would, in absence of the program established by this article, be made available to support the juvenile justice system. Local grant awards made under the program shall not be subject to review as specified in Section 14780 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1356, Sec. 1.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 2 - CHILDREN|PART 1 - DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT|CHAPTER 2 - Juvenile Court Law|ARTICLE 13.6 - Serious Habitual Offenders|Section 502.

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 602 and is described in any of the following paragraphs:(1) Has accumulated five total arrests, three arrests for crimes chargeable as felonies and three arrests within the preceding 12 months.(2) Has accumulated 10 total arrests, two arrests for crimes chargeable as felonies and three arrests within the preceding 12 months.(3) Has been arrested once for three or more burglaries, robberies, or sexual assaults within the preceding 12 months.(4) Has accumulated 10 total arrests, eight or more arrests for misdemeanor crimes of theft, assault, battery, narcotics or controlled substance possession, substance abuse, or use or possession of weapons, and has three arrests within the preceding 12 months.(b) Arrests for infractions or conduct described in Section 601 shall not be utilized in determining whether an individual is described in subdivision (a). All arrests used in determining eligibility for selection for program participation that did not result in a sustained petition shall be certified by the prosecutor as having been provable.(c) In applying the selection criteria set forth above, a program may elect to limit its efforts to persons described in one or more of the categories listed in subdivision (a), or specified felonies, if crime statistics demonstrate that the persons so identified present a particularly serious problem in the county, or that the incidence of the felonies so specified present a particularly serious problem in the county.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1441, Sec. 1.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 504 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 2 - CHILDREN|PART 1 - DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT|CHAPTER 2 - Juvenile Court Law|ARTICLE 13.6 - Serious Habitual Offenders|Section 504.

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 law enforcement records by the participating law enforcement agency charged with the compilation of the data relating to serious habitual offenders into the format used by all participating agencies.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1441, Sec. 1.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 2 - CHILDREN|PART 1 - DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT|CHAPTER 2 - Juvenile Court Law|ARTICLE 13.6 - Serious Habitual Offenders|Section 505.

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 program, including the duties they will perform, the duties other agencies will perform for and with them, and the categories of information to be collected and the plan for its distribution and use. All participating agencies will meet no less than once each month to plan, implement, and refine the operation of the program and to exchange information about individuals subject to the program or other related topics.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1356, Sec. 2.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 2 - CHILDREN|PART 1 - DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT|CHAPTER 2 - Juvenile Court Law|ARTICLE 13.6 - Serious Habitual Offenders|Section 506.

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 of all adults whose cases are presented to the district attorney’s office for filing. The juvenile criminal history shall be considered by the district attorney in the charging decision and establishing the district attorney’s position on the appropriate plea and sentence.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1441, Sec. 1.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 601 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 2 - CHILDREN|PART 1 - DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT|CHAPTER 2 - Juvenile Court Law|ARTICLE 14 - Wards Jurisdiction|Section 601.

601.  (a) Any minor between 12 years of age and 17 years of age, inclusive, who persistently or habitually refuses to obey the reasonable and proper orders or directions of the minor’s parents, guardian, or custodian, or who is beyond the control of that person, or who is a minor between 12 years of age and 17 years of age, inclusive, when the minor violated any ordinance of any city or county of this state establishing a curfew based solely on age is within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court which may adjudge the minor to be a ward of the court.(b) If a minor between 12 years of age and 17 years of age, inclusive, has four or more truancies within one school year as defined in Section 48260 of the Education Code or a school attendance review board or probation officer determines that the available public and private services are insufficient or inappropriate to correct the habitual truancy of the minor, or if the minor fails to respond to directives of a school attendance review board or probation officer or to services provided, the minor is then within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court which may adjudge the minor to be a ward of the court pursuant to this section. However, it is the intent of the Legislature that a minor who is described in this subdivision, adjudged a ward of the court pursuant solely to this subdivision, or found in contempt of court for failure to comply with a court order pursuant to this subdivision, shall not be held in a secure facility and shall not be removed from the custody of the parent or guardian except for the purposes of school attendance.(c) To the extent practically feasible, a minor who is adjudged a ward of the court pursuant to this section shall not be permitted to come into or remain in contact with any minor ordered to participate in a truancy program, or the equivalent thereof, pursuant to Section 602.(d) Any peace officer may issue a notice to appear to a minor who is within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to this section. Before issuing a notice to appear under this subdivision, a peace officer shall refer a minor who is within the jurisdiction of this section to a community-based resource, the probation department, a health agency, a local educational agency, or other governmental entities that may provide services.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 323, Sec. 7. (AB 901) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 601.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 2 - CHILDREN|PART 1 - DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT|CHAPTER 2 - Juvenile Court Law|ARTICLE 14 - Wards Jurisdiction|Section 601.2.

601.2.  In the event that a parent or guardian or person in charge of a minor described in Section 48264.5 of the Education Code fails to respond to directives of the school attendance review board or to services offered on behalf of the minor, the school attendance review board shall direct that the minor be referred to the probation department or to the county welfare department under Section 300, and the school attendance review board may require the school district to file a complaint against the parent, guardian, or other person in charge of such minor as provided in Section 48291 or Section 48454 of the Education Code.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1023, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 601.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 2 - CHILDREN|PART 1 - DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT|CHAPTER 2 - Juvenile Court Law|ARTICLE 14 - Wards Jurisdiction|Section 601.4.

601.4.  (a) The juvenile court judge may be assigned to sit as a superior court judge to hear any complaint alleging that a parent, guardian, or other person having control or charge of a minor has violated Section 48293 of the Education Code. The jurisdiction of the juvenile court granted by this section shall not be exclusive and the charge may be prosecuted instead in a superior court. However, upon motion, that action shall be transferred to the juvenile court.(b) Notwithstanding Section 737 of the Penal Code, a violation of Section 48293 of the Education Code may be prosecuted pursuant to subdivision (a), by written complaint filed in the same manner as an infraction may be prosecuted. The juvenile court judge, sitting as a superior court judge, may coordinate the action involving the minor with any action involving the parent, guardian, or other person having control or charge of the minor. Both matters may be heard and decided at the same time unless the parent, guardian, other person having control or charge of the minor, or any member of the press or public objects to a closed hearing of the proceedings charging violation of Section 48293 of the Education Code.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 612. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 602 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 2 - CHILDREN|PART 1 - DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT|CHAPTER 2 - Juvenile Court Law|ARTICLE 14 - Wards Jurisdiction|Section 602.

602.  (a) Except as provided in Section 707, any minor who is between 12 years of age and 17 years of age, inclusive, when he or she violates any law of this state or of the United States or any ordinance of any city or county of this state defining crime other than an ordinance establishing a curfew based solely on age, is within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge the minor to be a ward of the court.(b) Any minor who is under 12 years of age when he or she is alleged to have committed any of the following offenses is within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge the minor to be a ward of the court:(1) Murder.(2) Rape by force, violence, duress, menace, or fear of immediate and unlawful bodily injury.(3) Sodomy by force, violence, duress, menace, or fear of immediate and unlawful bodily injury.(4) Oral copulation by force, violence, duress, menace, or fear of immediate and unlawful bodily injury.(5) Sexual penetration by force, violence, duress, menace, or fear of immediate and unlawful bodily injury.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 1006, Sec. 2. (SB 439) Effective January 1, 2019. Note: This section was amended November 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 57.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 602.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 2 - CHILDREN|PART 1 - DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT|CHAPTER 2 - Juvenile Court Law|ARTICLE 14 - Wards Jurisdiction|Section 602.1.

602.1.  (a) In order to ensure the safety and well-being of minors who are under 12 years of age and whose behavior would otherwise bring them within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 601 or 602, it is the intent of the Legislature that counties pursue appropriate measures to serve and protect a child only as needed, avoiding any intervention whenever possible, and using the least restrictive alternatives through available school-, health-, and community-based services. It is the intent of the Legislature that counties use existing funding for behavioral health, mental health, or other available existing funding sources to provide the alternative services required by this section.(b) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 602, when a minor under 12 years of age comes to the attention of law enforcement because his or her behavior or actions are as described in Section 601 or 602, the response of the county shall be to release the minor to his or her parent, guardian, or caregiver. Counties shall develop a process for determining the least restrictive responses that may be used instead of, or in addition to, the release of the minor to his or her parent, guardian, or caregiver.(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2020.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 1006, Sec. 3. (SB 439) Effective January 1, 2019. Section operative January 1, 2020, by its own provisions.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 602.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 2 - CHILDREN|PART 1 - DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT|CHAPTER 2 - Juvenile Court Law|ARTICLE 14 - Wards Jurisdiction|Section 602.3.

602.3.  (a) Notwithstanding any other law and pursuant to the provisions of this section, the juvenile court shall commit any minor adjudicated to be a ward of the court for the personal use of a firearm in the commission of a violent felony, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 667.5 of the Penal Code, to placement in a juvenile hall, ranch, camp, or with the Department of the Youth Authority.(b) A court may impose a treatment-based alternative placement order on any minor subject to this section if the court finds the minor has a mental disorder requiring intensive treatment. Any alternative placement order under this subdivision shall be made on the record, in writing, and in accordance with Article 3 (commencing with Section 6550) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 6.(Added by renumbering Section 602.5 (as added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 996) by Stats. 2001, Ch. 854, Sec. 73. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 602.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 2 - CHILDREN|PART 1 - DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT|CHAPTER 2 - Juvenile Court Law|ARTICLE 14 - Wards Jurisdiction|Section 602.5.

602.5.  The juvenile court shall report the complete criminal history of any minor found to be a person adjudged to be a ward of the court under Section 602 because of the commission of any felony offense to the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice shall retain this information and make it available in the same manner as information gathered pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of Title 3 of Part 4 of the Penal Code.(Added March 7, 2000, by initiative Proposition 21, Sec. 19.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 603 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 2 - CHILDREN|PART 1 - DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT|CHAPTER 2 - Juvenile Court Law|ARTICLE 14 - Wards Jurisdiction|Section 603.

603.  (a) No court shall have jurisdiction to conduct a preliminary examination or to try the case of any person upon an accusatory pleading charging that person with the commission of a public offense or crime when the person was under the age of 18 years at the time of the alleged commission thereof unless the matter has first been submitted to the juvenile court by petition as provided in Article 7 (commencing with Section 650), and the juvenile court has made an order directing that the person be prosecuted under the general law.(b) This section shall not apply in any case involving a minor against whom a complaint may be filed directly in a court of criminal jurisdiction pursuant to Section 707.01.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 481, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 603.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 2 - CHILDREN|PART 1 - DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT|CHAPTER 2 - Juvenile Court Law|ARTICLE 14 - Wards Jurisdiction|Section 603.5.

603.5.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a county that adopts the provisions of this section, jurisdiction over the case of a minor alleged to have committed only a violation of the Vehicle Code classified as an infraction or a violation of a local ordinance involving the driving, parking, or operation of a motor vehicle, is with the superior court, except that the court may refer to the juvenile court for adjudication, cases involving a minor who has been adjudicated a ward of the juvenile court, or who has other matters pending in the juvenile court.(b) The cases specified in subdivision (a) shall not be governed by the procedures set forth in the juvenile court law.(c) Any provisions of juvenile court law requiring that confidentiality be observed as to cases and proceedings, prohibiting or restricting the disclosure of juvenile court records, or restricting attendance by the public at juvenile court proceedings shall not apply. The procedures for bail specified in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1268) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Penal Code shall apply.(d) The provisions of this section shall apply in a county in which the trial courts make the section applicable as to any matters to be heard and the court has determined that there is available funding for any increased costs.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 56, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 604 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 2 - CHILDREN|PART 1 - DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT|CHAPTER 2 - Juvenile Court Law|ARTICLE 14 - Wards Jurisdiction|Section 604.

604.  (a) Whenever a case is before any court upon an accusatory pleading and it is suggested or appears to the judge before whom the person is brought that the person charged was, at the date the offense is alleged to have been committed, under the age of 18 years, the judge shall immediately suspend all proceedings against the person on the charge. The judge shall examine into the age of the person, and if, from the examination, it appears to his or her satisfaction that the person was at the date the offense is alleged to have been committed under the age of 18 years, he or she shall immediately certify all of the following to the juvenile court of the county:(1) That the person (naming him or her) is charged with a crime (briefly stating its nature).(2) That the person appears to have been under the age of 18 years at the date the offense is alleged to have been committed, giving the date of birth of the person when known.(3) That proceedings have been suspended against the person on the charge by reason of his or her age, with the date of the suspension.The judge shall attach a copy of the accusatory pleading to the certification.(b) When a court certifies a case to the juvenile court pursuant to subdivision (a), it shall be deemed that jeopardy has not attached by reason of the proceedings prior to certification, but the court may not resume proceedings in the case, nor may a new proceeding under the general law be commenced in any court with respect to the same matter unless the juvenile court has found that the minor is not a fit subject for consideration under the juvenile court law and has ordered that proceedings under the general law resume or be commenced.(c) The certification and accusatory pleading shall be promptly transmitted to the clerk of the juvenile court. Upon receipt thereof, the clerk of the juvenile court shall immediately notify the probation officer who shall immediately proceed in accordance with Article 16 (commencing with Section 650).(d) This section does not apply to any minor who may have a complaint filed directly against him or her in a court of criminal jurisdiction pursuant to Section 707.01.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 481, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 605 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 2 - CHILDREN|PART 1 - DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT|CHAPTER 2 - Juvenile Court Law|ARTICLE 14 - Wards Jurisdiction|Section 605.

605.  Whenever a petition is filed in a juvenile court alleging that a minor is a person within the description of Section 602, and while the case is before the juvenile court, the statute of limitations applicable under the general law to the offense alleged to bring the minor within such description is suspended.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1616.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 606 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 2 - CHILDREN|PART 1 - DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT|CHAPTER 2 - Juvenile Court Law|ARTICLE 14 - Wards Jurisdiction|Section 606.

606.  When a petition has been filed in a juvenile court, the minor who is the subject of the petition shall not thereafter be subject to criminal prosecution based on the facts giving rise to the petition unless the juvenile court finds that the minor is not a fit and proper subject to be dealt with under this chapter and orders that criminal proceedings be resumed or instituted against him, or the petition is transferred to a court of criminal jurisdiction pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 707.01.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 996, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2000.)