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Welfare and Institutions Code § 702.5

ARTICLE 17. Wards—Hearings

Current as of September 28, 2026Welf. & Inst. Code, § 702.5Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1355.

In any hearing conducted pursuant to Section 701 or 702 to determine whether a minor is a person described in Section 601 or 602, the minor has a privilege against self-incrimination and has a right to confrontation by, and cross-examination of, witnesses.