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Welf. & Inst. Code, § 1766.2 · Article 4. Powers and Duties of Youth Authority

Welf. & Inst. Code, § 1766.2

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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all applicable wards shall be placed on supervised parole within the period of 120 to 90 days prior to the date of release from custody from a Division of Juvenile Facilities institution pursuant to the discharge provisions of Section 1769, 1770, or 1771, or within the period of 120 to 90 days prior to completion of the maximum period of confinement pursuant to Section 731, whichever comes first.

(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply when a petition or order for further detention of a juvenile has been requested by the Division of Juvenile Facilities or the Juvenile Parole Board pursuant to Section 1800.

(c) A ward who has been released under the provisions of subdivision (a) shall be subject to revocation of parole for alleged violations committed during the period of release. Any term of reconfinement under these circumstances shall remain subject to the limits of Section 731, 1769, 1770, or 1771, as applicable in each case. Any such revocation proceedings shall be in accordance with the procedures and due process protections for parolees under current law.

(d) For the purposes of this section, “applicable ward” means a person who is confined in a facility or institution operated by the Division of Juvenile Facilities 120 days prior to his or her discharge date under Section 1769, 1770, or 1771, or 120 days prior to completion of the maximum period of confinement under Section 731.

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History

Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 268, Sec. 3. (AB 1053) Effective January 1, 2010.

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