Juvenile Crimes, Disposition Hearing/ Placement
Once a minor has been declared a ward, the judge may order the minor placed in a county juvenile home, ranch or camp or forestry camp. If the county does not have these type of facilities, the court may commit the child to the county juvenile hall. The confinement of the minor may not be for more than the maximum term. Placing the juvenile in the county jail is not permissible. A child who has turned 18 must be housed in a juvenile facility and one who is 19 or older may be housed in a juvenile facility on court order. A person who was declared a ward while a minor but remains within the juvenile court jurisdiction after turning 19 years of age may be confined in the county jail after a probation violation if the court first orders detention in a juvenile facility.
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