DIVISION 2. CHILDREN 100-1500›PART 1. DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT 100-1455›CHAPTER 2. Juvenile Court Law 200-987›ARTICLE 16. Wards—Commencement of Proceedings 650-664

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California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Proceedings under this chapter may be commenced either in the juvenile court for the county in which a minor resides, or in which a minor is found, or in which the circumstances exist or acts take place to bring a minor within the provisions of Section 601 or Section 602.

(Amended (as added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1088, Sec. 9) by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1412, Sec. 5.)

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