California Welfare and Institutions Code 224.70 – For the purposes of this article:(a) “Extended family member” …
For the purposes of this article:
(a) “Extended family member” means any adult related to the youth by blood, adoption, or marriage, and any adult who has an established familial or mentoring relationship with the youth, including, but not limited to, godparents, clergy, teachers, neighbors, and family friends.
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 224.70
- County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
- Custody: means physical custody or legal custody or both, under any applicable tribal law or tribal custom or state law. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 224.1
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(b) “Juvenile facility” means a place of confinement that is operated by, or contracted for, the county probation department or juvenile court for the purpose of the confinement of youth who are taken into custody and alleged to be within the description of Section 601 or 602 who are adjudged to be a ward of the court.
(c) “Youth” means any person detained in a juvenile facility.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 786, Sec. 1. (AB 2417) Effective January 1, 2023.)