California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC

WIC §1752.16: (a) The Chief of the Division of Juvenile Facilities, with approval of the Director of Finance, may enter into contracts with any county of this state for the Division of Juvenile Facilities to furnis

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This statute authorizes the Chief of the Division of Juvenile Facilities to contract with counties to provide housing for certain former juvenile wards whose commitments were recalled, without requiring county reimbursement to the state.

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(a) The Chief of the Division of Juvenile Facilities, with approval of the Director of Finance, may enter into contracts with any county of this state for the Division of Juvenile Facilities to furnish housing to a ward who was in the custody of the Division of Juvenile Facilities on December 12, 2011, and whose commitment was recalled based on both of the following: (1) The ward was committed to the Division of Juvenile Facilities for the commission of an offense described in subdivision (c) of Section 290.008 of the Penal Code. (2) The ward has not been adjudged a ward of the court pursuant to Section 602 for commission of an offense described in subdivision (b) of Section 707. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this act to address the California Supreme Court’s ruling in In re C.H. (2011) 53 Cal.4th 94. (c) Notwithstanding Sections 11010 and 11270 of the Government Code, any county entering into a contract pursuant to this section shall not be required to reimburse the state.

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