{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"211","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 211","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":"Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 291.   (AB 991)   Effective January 1, 2020.","effective":"2020-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A person under the age of 14 years shall not be committed to a state prison or be transferred thereto from any other institution.</p><p>(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under the age of 16 years shall not be housed in any facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.</p>","text":"(a) A person under the age of 14 years shall not be committed to a state prison or be transferred thereto from any other institution. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under the age of 16 years shall not be housed in any facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/general-provisions-211","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}