DIVISION 2. CHILDREN 100-1500›PART 1. DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT 100-1455›CHAPTER 2. Juvenile Court Law 200-987›ARTICLE 22.5. Home Supervision 840-842
§ 840
California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
There shall be in each county probation department a program of home supervision to which minors described by Section 628.1 shall be referred. Home supervision is a program in which persons who would otherwise be detained in the juvenile hall are permitted to remain in their homes pending court disposition of their cases, under the supervision of a deputy probation officer, probation aide, or probation volunteer.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1241.)
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