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Welfare and Institutions Code § 651

ARTICLE 16. Wards—Commencement of Proceedings

Current as of September 28, 2026Welf. & Inst. Code, § 651Official source ↗

Amended (as added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1088, Sec. 9) by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1412, Sec. 5.

Proceedings under this chapter may be commenced either in the juvenile court for the county in which a minor resides, or in which a minor is found, or in which the circumstances exist or acts take place to bring a minor within the provisions of Section 601 or Section 602.