Contra Costa County Municipal Code Ch. 1102-2 Juvenile Institutions

Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 850 ff. and 880 ff., the following juvenile halls, homes, ranches, camps, and forestry camps are established and referred to in this chapter as institutions:

(1) Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall, at Martinez, California;

(2) Contra Costa County Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility (Ranch), at Byron, California;

(3) Contra Costa County Boys' Treatment Camp, at Martinez, California;

(4) Community Day Centers in various schools in this county;

(5) Contra Costa County Girls' Treatment Camp, at Martinez, California.

(Ords. 79-49, 78-35, 73-48, 73-13, 70-59: prior code 2620: Ords. 1920, 1635, 1276).

(Ord. No. 2013-11, § III, 3-19-13)

Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 881, thirty beds at Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall are designated as juvenile camp beds for the Boys' Treatment Camp. The board of supervisors may temporarily suspend this designation at any time by resolution.

(Ord. No. 2013-11, § IV, 3-19-13)

Article 1102-2.4 Supervision and Personnel

The probation officer and department shall manage and control the internal affairs of these institutions, through one or more superintendents who shall each be in charge of one or more of the institutions.

(Ord. 70-59 § 2 (part), 1970).

All the compensated personnel of these institutions are subject to the county's civil service system and shall be appointed by the probation officer, who shall, subject to confirmation by the board of supervisors, appoint the superintendent(s) and be their appointing authority for purposes of civil service regulations.

(Ord. 70-59 § 2 (part), 1970).

Article 1102-2.6 Schools

Pursuant to state statutes (e.g., Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 856 ff. and 889 ff. and Education Code Sections 1154, 18355 and 18358), elementary public schools, secondary public schools and related activities are established in connection with the institutions listed in Section 1102-2.202, except the community day centers.

(Ord. 73-13 § 2, 1973: Ord. 70-59 § 2 (part), 1970).

The county superintendent of schools shall establish and maintain these schools.

(Ord. 70-59 § 2 (part), 1970).

Article 1102-2.8 Violations

No person shall, without the express permission of the probation officer or one of the probation officer's deputies:

(1) Communicate with any minor detained or sheltered in any juvenile institution, established under Section 1102-2.202 or otherwise; or

(2) Bring to or take from, for or on behalf of any such minor, any written matter, weapon, instrument, drug, tobacco or alcoholic beverage.

(Ord. No. 2024-23, § III(Exh. A), 12-3-24; Ord. 70-59 § 2 (part), 1970).

No person shall loiter, prowl or wander in or about any juvenile institution, established under Section 1102-2.202 or otherwise, or the grounds belonging or adjacent thereto, without apparent reason or business and refuse to identify themself and to account for their presence when requested so to do by the probation officer or any of the probation officer's deputies or any peace officer, when the surrounding circumstances would reasonably indicate that the person's purpose or intent was to violate the provisions of Section 1102-2.202 or of any other statute or ordinance or to interfere with or to disturb the orderly operation of the institution.

(Ord. No. 2024-23, § III(Exh. A), 12-3-24; Ord. 70-59 § 2 (part), 1970).

(a) No juvenile lawfully placed or confined in any juvenile institution established under Section 1102-2.202 shall escape from or leave it except as authorized.

(b) No person shall wilfully and knowingly harbor or conceal a juvenile violating or attempting to violate subsection (a), with intent that the juvenile may thereby avoid or escape pursuit, arrest or trial therefor.

(Ord. No. 2024-23, § III(Exh. A), 12-3-24; Ord. 71-100 § 1, 1971).