California Welfare and Institutions Code 1951 – (a) There is hereby established the Youthful Offender Block …
(a) There is hereby established the Youthful Offender Block Grant Fund.
(b) Allocations from the Youthful Offender Block Grant Fund shall be used to enhance the capacity of county probation, mental health, drug and alcohol, and other county departments to provide appropriate rehabilitative and supervision services to youthful offenders subject to Sections 731.1, 733, 1766, and 1767.35. Counties, in expending the Youthful Offender Block Grant allocation, shall provide all necessary services related to the custody and parole of the offenders.
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 1951
- County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
- 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
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(c) The county of commitment is relieved of obligation for any payment to the state pursuant to Section 912 for each offender who is not committed to the custody of the state solely pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 733, and for each offender who is supervised by the county of commitment pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1766 or subdivision (b) of Section 1767.35.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 36, Sec. 81.5. (SB 92) Effective June 30, 2011. Operative December 13, 2011, pursuant to Sec. 84 of Ch. 36.)