ARTICLE 4. The Juvenile Court
Article 4 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1068.
§§ 245–265 · 23 sections
- § 245 Each superior court shall exercise the jurisdiction conferred by this chapter, and while sitting in the exercise of such jurisdiction, shall be known and…
- § 245.5 In addition to all other powers granted by law, the juvenile court may direct all such orders to the parent, parents, or guardian of a minor who is subject to…
- § 246 The presiding judge of the superior court shall annually, in the month of January, designate one or more judges of the court to hear all cases under this…
- § 247.5 The provisions of Sections 170 and 170.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to a referee, provided, that the presiding judge of the juvenile court…
- § 248 (a) A referee shall hear those cases that are assigned to him or her by the presiding judge of the juvenile court, with the same powers as a judge of the…
- § 248.5 All written findings and orders of the court shall be served by the clerk of the court personally, by first-class mail, or by electronic service pursuant to…
- § 249 No order of a referee removing a minor from his home shall become effective until expressly approved by a judge of the juvenile court.
- § 250 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…
- § 251 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…
- § 252 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…
- § 253 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…
- § 254 All rehearings of matters heard before a referee shall be before a judge of the juvenile court and shall be conducted de novo.
- § 255 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…
- § 256 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…
- § 256.5 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…
- § 257 (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…
- § 258 (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…
- § 260 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…
- § 261 Subject to the provisions of Section 262, all orders of a juvenile hearing officer shall be immediately effective.
- § 262 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…
- § 263 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,…
- § 264 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…
- § 265 The Judicial Council shall establish rules governing practice and procedure in the juvenile court not inconsistent with law.