Welf. & Inst. Code, § 256 · Article 4. The Juvenile Court
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 256
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Subject to the orders of the juvenile court, a juvenile hearing officer may hear and dispose of any case in which a minor who is between 12 years of age and 17 years of age, inclusive, as of the date of the alleged offense is charged with (1) any violation of the Vehicle Code, except Section 23136, 23140, 23152, or 23153 of that code, not declared to be a felony, (2) a violation of subdivision (m) of Section 602 of the Penal Code, (3) a violation of the Fish and Game Code not declared to be a felony, (4) a violation of any of the equipment provisions of the Harbors and Navigation Code or the vessel registration provisions of the Vehicle Code, (5) a violation of any provision of state or local law relating to traffic offenses, loitering or curfew, or evasion of fares on a public transportation system, as defined by Section 99211 of the Public Utilities Code, (6) a violation of Section 27176 of the Streets and Highways Code, (7) a violation of Section 640 or 640a of the Penal Code, (8) a violation of the rules and regulations established pursuant to Sections 5003 and 5008 of the Public Resources Code, (9) a violation of Section 33211.6 of the Public Resources Code, (10) a violation of Section 25658, 25658.5, 25661, or 25662 of the Business and Professions Code, (11) a violation of subdivision (f) of Section 647 of the Penal Code, (12) a misdemeanor violation of Section 594 of the Penal Code, involving defacing property with paint or any other liquid, (13) a violation of subdivision (b), (d), or (e) of Section 594.1 of the Penal Code, (14) a violation of subdivision (b) of Section 11357 of the Health and Safety Code, (15) any infraction, (16) any misdemeanor for which the minor is cited to appear by a probation officer pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 660.5, or (17) a violation of subdivision (b) of Section 601 that is due to having four or more truancies, as described in Section 48260 of the Education Code, within one school year.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 193, Sec. 2. (SB 1484) Effective January 1, 2025.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=256.
- Text hash
- sha256 9d55b4f2f60e361b72e0cf7f78800760f296843af9c33e4a83d5bca3104582d7
- Composed by
- compose_ca.py 2026-10-22: the Legislative Counsel's CAML content files read by a tokenizer (caml_readers.reader_a); an independent xml.etree reading (caml_readers.reader_b) agrees on every section
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 25658Printed as Section 25658, 25658.5, 25661, or 25662 of the Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 25658.5Printed as Section 25658, 25658.5, 25661, or 25662 of the Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 25661Printed as Section 25658, 25658.5, 25661, or 25662 of the Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 25662Printed as Section 25658, 25658.5, 25661, or 25662 of the Business and Professions Code
Health and Safety Code
Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 594Printed as Section 594 of the Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 594.1Printed as Section 594.1 of the Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 602Printed as Section 602 of the Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 640Printed as Section 640 or 640a of the Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 640aPrinted as Section 640 or 640a of the Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 647Printed as Section 647 of the Penal Code
Public Resources Code
Public Utilities Code
Streets and Highways Code
Welfare and Institutions Code
Cited by 5 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Welf. & Inst. Code, § 256. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.