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DIVISION 2. CHILDREN 100-1500›PART 1. DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT 100-1459›CHAPTER 2. Juvenile Court Law 200-987›ARTICLE 8. Dependent Children—Commencement of Proceedings 325-342

§ 334

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Upon the filing of the petition, the clerk of the juvenile court shall set the same for hearing within 30 days, except that in the case of a minor detained in custody at the time of the filing of the petition, the petition must be set for hearing within 15 judicial days from the date of the order of the court directing such detention.

(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1068.)

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