Welf. & Inst. Code, § 1730 · Article 3. Commitments to Youth Authority
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 1730
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) No person may be committed to the Authority until the Authority has certified in writing to the Governor that it has approved or established places of preliminary detention and places for examination and study of persons committed, and has other facilities and personnel sufficient for the proper discharge of its duties and functions.
(b) Before certification to the Governor as provided in subsection (a), a court shall, upon conviction of a person under 21 years of age at the time of his apprehension, deal with him without regard to the provisions of this chapter.
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History
Amended by Stats. 1944, 3rd [1st] Ex. Sess., Ch. 2.
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