CaliforniaJuveniles: delinquency.
What it does
Existing law subjects a minor between 12 and 17 years of age, who violates any federal, state, or local law or ordinance, and a minor under 12 years of age who is alleged to have committed specified serious offenses, to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which may adjudge the minor to be a ward of the court. Existing law also establishes the transition jurisdiction or the juvenile court and subjects certain minors who are older than 17 years and 5 months of age and younger than 18 years of age, and certain nonminors who are older than 18 years of age and less than 21 years of age, who were wards of the juvenile court and in foster care placement to that jurisdiction. Existing law assigns various responsibilities relating to these individuals to the probation officer, including, among others, the responsibility to supervise minors placed on probation.
More detail
Existing law requires every county to appoint a chief probation officer and requires the chief probation officer to perform the duties and discharge the obligations imposed on the office by law or by order of the superior court, including, among other things, community supervision of the minors described above and the operation of juvenile halls, camps, and ranches, pursuant to specified provisions.
This bill would authorize the board of supervisors in a county with a population of at least 6,000,000 people to, except as specified, delegate to a county official who has jurisdiction over youth development, diversion, and reentry all or part of the duties and authorities concerning these individuals, as specified. The bill would require the county board of supervisors to delegate all or part of these duties and authorities to a county official that is part of a collective bargaining unit.
Existing law generally limits access to juvenile case files, as defined. Existing law authorizes only certain individuals to inspect a juvenile case file, including, among others, the county counsel, city attorney, or any other attorney representing the petitioning agency in a dependency action.
This bill would additionally authorize county officials who have been delegated duties, authorities, or both, as described above, to inspect a juvenile case file.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Aug 20Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.Latest
- Aug 19Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 19From inactive file.
- Aug 18Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
- 2025
- Aug 18Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
- Aug 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jul 17Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Jul 16From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 15).Major
- Jul 15
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Jul 1July 1 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Jun 16Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Jun 5In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Jun 4Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 6. Page 1504.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading SB357 Menjivar et al. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 2Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 29Ordered to second reading.Minor
- May 29Read third time and amended.Major
- May 1Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 30From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 945.) (April 29).Minor
- Apr 29
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 11Set for hearing April 29.
- Apr 10From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Major
- Feb 19Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Feb 13From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
- Feb 12Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced