California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC

WIC §204.5: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the name of a minor may be disclosed to the public if the minor is 14 years of age or older and found by the juvenile court to be a person described in Sect

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

A juvenile court may publicly disclose a minor's name if the minor is at least 14 years old and adjudicated for certain serious offenses listed in specified Penal Code sections.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the name of a minor may be disclosed to the public if the minor is 14 years of age or older and found by the juvenile court to be a person described in Section 602 as a result of a sustained petition for the commission of any of the offenses listed in Section 667.5 of the Penal Code, or in subdivision (c) of Section 1192.7 of the Penal Code.

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