Welf. & Inst. Code, § 840 · Article 22.5. Home Supervision
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 840
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
There shall be in each county probation department a program of home supervision to which minors described by Section 628.1 shall be referred. Home supervision is a program in which persons who would otherwise be detained in the juvenile hall are permitted to remain in their homes pending court disposition of their cases, under the supervision of a deputy probation officer, probation aide, or probation volunteer.
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History
Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1241.
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