Welf. & Inst. Code, § 702.5 · Article 17. Wards—Hearings
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 702.5
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In any hearing conducted pursuant to Section 701 or 702 to determine whether a minor is a person described in Section 601 or 602, the minor has a privilege against self-incrimination and has a right to confrontation by, and cross-examination of, witnesses.
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History
Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1355.
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