{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"204.5","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 204.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. CHILDREN [100. - 1500.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 1. DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT [100. - 1459.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-2/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Juvenile Court Law [200. - 987.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-2/part-1/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [200. - 224.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-2/part-1/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1019, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 1995.","effective":"1995-01-01","html":"<p>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the name of a minor may be disclosed to the public if the minor is 14 years of age or older and found by the juvenile court to be a person described in Section <a href=\"/wic/602\">602</a> as a result of a sustained petition for the commission of any of the offenses listed in Section <a href=\"/pen/667.5\">667.5</a> of the Penal Code, or in subdivision (c) of Section <a href=\"/pen/1192.7\">1192.7</a> of the Penal Code.</p>","text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the name of a minor may be disclosed to the public if the minor is 14 years of age or older and found by the juvenile court to be a person described in Section 602 as a result of a sustained petition for the commission of any of the offenses listed in Section 667.5 of the Penal Code, or in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 of the Penal Code.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/general-provisions-204-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}