(a) A person under the age of 14 years shall not be committed to a state prison or be transferred thereto from any other institution.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under the age of 16 years shall not be housed in any facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

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Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 211

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 291. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)

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