Juvenile Laws

On January 1, 2018, the California State Legislature enacted specific guidelines concerning minors in solitary confinement in a juvenile detention facility.  Previously, there were no guidelines on solitary confinement. First, you will not find the term “solitary confinement” in Section 208.3 of the Welfare and Intuitions Code.  Section 208.3 replaces the term solitary confinement with “room confinement.”  …

This depends on the offense for which the strike was given. A strike cannot be expunged, or removed, if: it was given for a serious sex offense listed in Welfare and Institutions Code 707b, the offense was committed when the defendant was 14 years of age or older, and the juvenile is required to register …

Assembly Bill 2952 was signed into law by Gov. Brown in September 2018. According to the bill, prosecutors can access California juvenile records that get sealed after a minor successfully completes informal probation. This is provided, though, that the prosecutor: gains the approval of the court to access such records; and, only accesses the records …

Senate Bill 1391 was signed into law by Gov. Brown in September 2018. According to the bill, a district attorney can make a motion to transfer a minor from juvenile court to an adult court of criminal jurisdiction as long as the minor is 16 years of age or older. The bill prohibits the prosecution …