The director may inspect all public institutions and agencies whose facilities he or she is authorized to utilize and all private institutions and agencies whose facilities he or she is using. Every institution or agency, whether public or private, is required to afford the director reasonable opportunity to examine or consult with persons committed to the Youth Authority who are for the time being in the custody of the institution or agency.

(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 4, Sec. 31. Effective April 8, 2003. Operative January 1, 2004, by Sec. 52 of Ch. 4.)

Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 1757

  • 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