{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"700.3","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 700.3","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 17. Wards—Hearings [675. - 714.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-2/part-1/chapter-2/article-17"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 197, Sec. 37.   (SB 1493)   Effective January 1, 2023.","effective":"2023-01-01","html":"<p>If a petition filed in the juvenile court alleging that a minor comes within the provisions of Section <a href=\"/wic/602\">602</a> alleges that a minor has committed an offense that would, in the case of an adult, be punishable alternatively as a felony or a misdemeanor, the court, subject to a hearing, at any stage of a proceeding under Section <a href=\"/wic/602\">602</a>, may determine that the offense is a misdemeanor, in which event the case shall proceed as if the minor had been brought before the court on a misdemeanor petition.</p>","text":"If a petition filed in the juvenile court alleging that a minor comes within the provisions of Section 602 alleges that a minor has committed an offense that would, in the case of an adult, be punishable alternatively as a felony or a misdemeanor, the court, subject to a hearing, at any stage of a proceeding under Section 602, may determine that the offense is a misdemeanor, in which event the case shall proceed as if the minor had been brought before the court on a misdemeanor petition.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/wards-hearings-700-3","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}