{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"1736","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 1736","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2.5. YOUTHS [1700. - 2202.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-2.5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. The Youth Authority [1700. - 1915.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-2.5/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Commitments to Youth Authority [1730. - 1742.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-2.5/chapter-1/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 937.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The juvenile court may in its discretion commit persons subject to its jurisdiction to the authority, and the authority may in its discretion accept such commitments.</p>","text":"The juvenile court may in its discretion commit persons subject to its jurisdiction to the authority, and the authority may in its discretion accept such commitments.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/commitments-to-youth-authority-1736","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}