California Welfare and Institutions Code 1752.16 – (a) The Chief of the Division of Juvenile Facilities, with …
(a) The Chief of the Division of Juvenile Facilities, with approval of the Director of Finance, may enter into contracts with any county of this state for the Division of Juvenile Facilities to furnish housing to a ward who was in the custody of the Division of Juvenile Facilities on December 12, 2011, and whose commitment was recalled based on both of the following:
(1) The ward was committed to the Division of Juvenile Facilities for the commission of an offense described in subdivision (c) of § 290.008 of the Penal Code.
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 1752.16
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
- Court: includes any official authorized to impose sentence for a public offense. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 1703
- custody: means the legal right to custody of the child unless that right is held jointly by two or more persons, in which case "custody" means the physical custody of the child by one of the persons sharing the right to custody. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 17.1
- division: means the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 1703
(2) The ward has not been adjudged a ward of the court pursuant to Section 602 for commission of an offense described in subdivision (b) of Section 707.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this act to address the California Supreme Court‘s ruling in In re C.H. (2011) 53 Cal.4th 94.
(c) Notwithstanding Sections 11010 and 11270 of the Government Code, any county entering into a contract pursuant to this section shall not be required to reimburse the state.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 99. (SB 1021) Effective June 27, 2012.)