Welf. & Inst. Code, § 207.2 · Article 1. General Provisions
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 207.2
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A minor who is held in temporary custody in a law enforcement facility that contains a lockup for adults pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 207.1 may be released to a parent, guardian, or responsible relative by the law enforcement agency operating the facility, or may at the discretion of the law enforcement agency be released into their own custody, provided that a minor released into their own custody is furnished, upon request, with transportation to their home or to the place where the minor was taken into custody.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 337, Sec. 17. (SB 823) Effective September 30, 2020.
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