California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC

WIC §829: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of Prison Terms, in order to evaluate the suitability for release of a person before the board, shall be entitled to review juvenile court records

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What this law says, in plain English

The Board of Prison Terms may review unsealed juvenile court records when evaluating whether to release someone in their custody, if those records relate to offenses that brought the person under juvenile court jurisdiction.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of Prison Terms, in order to evaluate the suitability for release of a person before the board, shall be entitled to review juvenile court records which have not been sealed, concerning the person before the board, if those records relate to a case in which the person was found to have committed an offense which brought the person within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 602.

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