Welfare and Institutions Code § 851

ARTICLE 23. Wards and Dependent Children—Juvenile Halls

Current as of September 28, 2026Welf. & Inst. Code, § 851Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 694, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1999.

Except as provided in Section 207.1, the juvenile hall shall not be in, or connected with, any jail or prison, and shall not be deemed to be, nor be treated as, a penal institution. It shall be a safe and supportive homelike environment.