Title WIC, California Welf. & Inst. Code

No order of a referee removing a minor from his home shall become effective until expressly approved by a judge of the juvenile court. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1068.)

Except as provided in Section 251, all orders of a referee other than those specified in Section 249 shall become immediately effective, subject also to the right of review as hereinafter provided, and shall continue in full force and effect until vacated or modified upon reheari…

The judge of the juvenile court, or in counties having more than one judge of the juvenile court, the presiding judge of the juvenile court may establish requirements that any or all orders of referees shall be expressly approved by a judge of the juvenile court before becoming e…

At any time prior to the expiration of 10 days after service of a written copy of the order and findings of a referee, a minor or his or her parent or guardian or, in cases brought pursuant to Section 300, the county welfare department may apply to the juvenile court for a rehear…

A judge of the juvenile court may, on his own motion made within 20 judicial days of the hearing before a referee, order a rehearing of any matter heard before a referee. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1068.)

All rehearings of matters heard before a referee shall be before a judge of the juvenile court and shall be conducted de novo. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1068.)

The court may appoint as subordinate judicial officers one or more persons of suitable experience, who may be a probation officer or assistant or deputy probation officers, to serve as juvenile hearing officers on a full-time or part-time basis. A hearing officer shall serve at t…

Subject to the orders of the juvenile court, a juvenile hearing officer may hear and dispose of any case in which a minor who is between 12 years of age and 17 years of age, inclusive, as of the date of the alleged offense is charged with (1) any violation of the Vehicle Code, ex…

A juvenile hearing officer may request the juvenile court judge or referee to issue a warrant of arrest against a minor who is issued and signs a written notice to appear for any violation listed in Section 256 and who fails to appear at the time and place designated in the notic…

(a) (1) Except in the case of infraction violations, with the consent of the minor, a hearing before a juvenile hearing officer, or a hearing before a referee or a judge of the juvenile court, when the minor, who is between 12 years of age and 17 years of age, inclusive, is charg…

(a) Upon a hearing conducted in accordance with Section 257, and upon either an admission by the minor of the commission of a violation charged, or a finding that the minor did in fact commit the violation, the judge, referee, or juvenile hearing officer may do any of the followi…

A juvenile hearing officer shall promptly furnish a written report of his or her findings and orders to the clerk of the juvenile court. The clerk of the juvenile court shall promptly transmit an abstract of those findings and orders to the Department of Motor Vehicles. (Amended …

Subject to the provisions of Section 262, all orders of a juvenile hearing officer shall be immediately effective. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 679, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1998.)

Upon motion of the minor or his or her parent or guardian for good cause, or upon his or her own motion, a judge of the juvenile court may set aside or modify any order of a juvenile hearing officer, or may order or himself or herself conduct a rehearing. If the minor or parent o…

At any time prior to the final disposition of a hearing pursuant to Section 257, the judge, referee, or juvenile hearing officer may, on motion of the minor, his or her parent, or guardian, or on its own motion, transfer the case to the county of the minor’s residence for further…

At the direction and under the supervision of the Judicial Council, judges of the juvenile courts and juvenile court referees shall meet from time to time in statewide or regional conferences, to discuss problems arising in the course of administration of this chapter, for the pu…

The Judicial Council shall establish rules governing practice and procedure in the juvenile court not inconsistent with law. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1068.)

(a) The state council shall meet at least six times per year, and, upon call of its chairperson, as often as necessary to fulfill its duties. All meetings and records of the state council shall be open to the public. (b) The state council shall, by majority vote of the voting mem…

If a person is detained for 72 hours under the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 5150), or under court order for evaluation pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 5200) or Article 3 (commencing with Section 5225) and has received an evaluation, the person m…

The professional person in charge of a facility providing intensive treatment, pursuant to Section 5250 or 5270.15, or that person’s designee, shall notify the county behavioral health director, or the director’s designee, and the peace officer who made the original written appli…

(a) For a person to be certified under this article, a notice of certification shall be signed by two people. (1) The first person shall be the professional person, or his or her designee, in charge of the agency or facility providing evaluation services. A designee of the profes…

A notice of certification is required for all persons certified for intensive treatment pursuant to Section 5250 or 5270.15, and shall be in substantially the following form (strike out inapplicable section): The authorized agency providing evaluation services in the County of __…

A copy of the certification notice shall be personally delivered to the person certified, the person’s attorney, or the attorney or advocate designated in Section 5252. The person certified shall also be asked to designate any person who is to be sent a copy of the certification …

The person delivering the copy of the notice of certification to the person certified shall, at the time of delivery, inform the person certified that he or she is entitled to a certification review hearing, to be held within four days of the date on which the person is certified…

The person delivering the copy of the notice of certification to the person certified shall, at the time of delivery, inform the person certified of his or her legal right to a judicial review by habeas corpus, and shall explain that term to the person certified, and inform the p…

As soon after the certification as practicable, an attorney or patient advocate shall meet with the person certified to discuss the commitment process and to assist the person in preparing for the certification review hearing or to answer questions or otherwise assist the person …

(a) When a person is certified for intensive treatment pursuant to Section 5250 or 5270.15, a certification review hearing shall be held unless judicial review has been requested as provided in Sections 5275 and 5276. The certification review hearing shall be within four days of …

The certification review hearing shall be conducted by either a court-appointed commissioner or a referee, or a certification review hearing officer. The certification review hearing officer shall be either a state qualified administrative law hearing officer, a physician and sur…

At the certification review hearing, the evidence in support of the certification decision shall be presented by a person designated by the director of the facility. In addition, either the district attorney or the county counsel may, at his or her discretion, elect to present ev…

The person certified shall be present at the certification review hearing unless he or she, with the assistance of his or her attorney or advocate, waives his or her right to be present at a hearing. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1598, Sec. 4.)

(a) At the certification review hearing, the person certified shall have the following rights: (1) Assistance by an attorney or advocate. (2) To present evidence on his or her own behalf. (3) To question persons presenting evidence in support of the certification decision. (4) To…

If at the conclusion of the certification review hearing the person conducting the hearing finds that there is not probable cause to believe that the person certified is, as a result of a mental disorder or impairment by chronic alcoholism, a danger to others, or to himself or he…

If at the conclusion of the certification review hearing the person conducting the hearing finds that there is probable cause that the person certified is, as a result of a mental disorder or impairment by chronic alcoholism, a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or grave…

The person certified shall be given oral notification of the decision at the conclusion of the certification review hearing. As soon thereafter as is practicable, the attorney or advocate for the person certified and the director of the facility where the person is receiving trea…

The requirement that there is a certification review hearing in accordance with this article shall apply only to persons certified for intensive treatment on or after January 1, 1983. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1598, Sec. 4.)

(a) During the period of intensive treatment pursuant to Section 5250 or 5270.15, the person’s involuntary detention shall be terminated and the person shall be released only if the psychiatrist directly responsible for the person’s treatment believes, as a result of the psychiat…

(a) A care coordination plan shall be developed by, at a minimum, the individual, the facility, the county behavioral health department, the health care payer, if different from the county, and any other individuals designated by the individual as appropriate, and shall be provid…

After the involuntary detention has begun, the total period of detention, including intervening periods of voluntary treatment, shall not exceed the total maximum period during which the person could have been detained, if the person had been detained continuously on an involunta…

Nothing in this article shall prohibit the professional person in charge of a treatment facility, or his or her designee, from permitting a person certified for intensive treatment to leave the facility for short periods during the person’s involuntary additional treatment. (Adde…

Any individual who is knowingly and willfully responsible for detaining a person in violation of the provisions of this article is liable to that person in civil damages. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1598, Sec. 4.)

Whenever a county designates two or more facilities to provide treatment, and the person to be treated, his or her family, conservator, or guardian expresses a preference for one of these facilities, the professional person certifying the person to be treated shall attempt, if ad…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 5113, if the provisions of Section 5257 have been met, the professional person in charge of the facility providing intensive treatment, his or her designee, the professional person designated by the county, the medical director of the facility or his o…

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) (1) “Sexually violent predator” means a person who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense against one or more victims and who has a diagnosed mental disorder that makes the person a danger to …

(a) Coalinga State Hospital shall be used whenever a person is committed to a secure facility for mental health treatment pursuant to this article and is placed in a state hospital under the direction of the State Department of State Hospitals unless there are unique circumstance…

If the victim of an underlying offense that is specified in subdivision (b) of Section 6600 is a child under the age of 14, the offense shall constitute a “sexually violent offense” for purposes of Section 6600. (Amended November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 83, Sec. 25.)

(a) (1) When the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation determines that an individual who is in custody under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, who is either serving a determinate prison sentence or whose parole has been …