California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 1 - Administration › Article 1 - Introduction › Section 30003 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Words shall have their usual meaning unless the context or a
					 definition clearly indicates a different meaning. For the purpose of the regulations
					 contained in this Division, except those in Chapter 7, the following words are
					 defined:
(a) Additional Commitment. A
				  commitment made subsequent to the original commitment and prior to release on parole
				  from the original commitment.
(b) Board.
				  Board of Juvenile Hearings.
(c) Board
				  Representative. Case hearing representative who assists the Board in its case
				  hearing functions or the administrative representative appointed by the
				  Board.
(d) Chairman. Chairman of the
				  Board.
(e) Contraband. Any substance or
				  material which a ward is prohibited from possessing.
(f) Department of the Youth Authority.
				  "Department" and "Youth Authority" mean the Division of Juvenile
				  Facilities.
(g) Director. Director of
				  the Division of Juvenile Justice.
(h)
				  DDMS (Disciplinary Decision Making System). A process which ensures wards the right
				  to due process in disciplinary matters.
(i) Division. Division of Juvenile
				  Justice.
(j) Expiration Date by Age. A
				  date fixed generally on a birthdate beyond which Youth Authority jurisdiction may
				  not extend.
(k) Expiration Date by
				  Offense. A date fixed based upon the maximum sentence for an offense an adult could
				  receive if not committed to the Youth Authority, beyond which Youth Authority
				  jurisdiction may not extend.
(l) Inmate.
				  Person sentenced to the Department of Corrections and referred to the Youth
				  Authority for housing.
(m) Juvenile
				  Court Law. Chapter 2 of Division 2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(n) Juvenile Justice System. Police, courts, and
				  correctional agencies involved in the processing of minors who may be subject to the
				  jurisdiction of the juvenile courts.
(o)
				  Member. Person appointed to the Board by the Governor subject to confirmation by the
				  Senate.
(p) New Commitment. A commitment
				  to the Youth Authority without any current status as a Youth Authority
				  ward.
(q) Parole. Conditional release of
				  an offender from a correctional institution to the community.
(r) P.C. California Penal Code.
(s) Program manager. A person responsible for the
				  management of a program in an institution, camp, or parole region.
(t) Recommitment. A commitment made by a court
				  back to the Youth Authority when the ward is on parole.
(u) Superintendent. Chief administrator of an
				  institution or camp.
(v) Waiver.
				  Voluntary, knowing, and intelligent decision by a ward to forego one or more of the
				  rights accorded him.
(w) Ward. See
				  Youth.
(x) W & I Code. Welfare and
				  Institutions Code.
(y) Youth. Youthful
				  offender who is committed to and under the custody and supervision of the Division.
				  This definition shall also apply to contract and out-of-state cases for the period
				  of time they remain in custody of the Division.
(z) Youth Authority Act. Chapter 1 of Division 2.5
				  of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(aa) Youthful Offender Parole Board. See
				  Board.
(bb) Youth Authority
				  Jurisdiction. The total period of time (including time on parole) a person committed
				  to the Youth Authority is subject to the control of the Department.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering title 15, sections
					 4004 and
					 4600 to title 9, section
					 30003, including amendments, filed
					 2-13-2020 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
						224.70,
						1002,
						1703,
						1711,
						1712,
						1716,
						1725,
						1731.5
						and
						1752,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.