California Welfare and Institutions Code 15705.05 – If, as a result of the preliminary hearing, the court determines that …
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If, as a result of the preliminary hearing, the court determines that probable cause does not exist to continue temporary emergency protective custody, the adult shall be released from temporary protective custody.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 913, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 15705.05
- 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
- Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.