DIVISION 2. CHILDREN 100-1500›PART 1. DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT 100-1459›CHAPTER 2. Juvenile Court Law 200-987›ARTICLE 4. The Juvenile Court 245-265
§ 245
California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Each superior court shall exercise the jurisdiction conferred by this chapter, and while sitting in the exercise of such jurisdiction, shall be known and referred to as the juvenile court. Appealable orders and judgments of the juvenile court are subject to the appellate jurisdiction of the court of appeal.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 468. Effective September 28, 1998.)
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