§ 1700 The purpose of this chapter is to protect society from the …
§ 1701 This chapter may be cited as the Youth Authority Act.
§ 1702 This chapter shall apply only to public offenses committed …
§ 1703 As used in this chapter the following terms have the following …
§ 1704 Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to interfere with or limit …
§ 1705 It is the intention of the Legislature that all persons in the …

Terms Used In California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 2.5 > Chapter 1 > Article 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

  • board: means the Board of Parole Hearings, until January 1, 2007, at which time "board" shall refer to the body created to hear juvenile parole matters under the jurisdiction of the Director of the Division of Juvenile Justice in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 1703
  • Court: includes any official authorized to impose sentence for a public offense. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 1703
  • 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
  • division: means the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 1703
  • 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.
  • Public offenses: means public offenses as that term is defined in the Penal Code. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 1703