Welfare and Institutions Code section 702.5

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.

Source: Section 702.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=702.5. (updated Jan. 1, 1967; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_702.5

Original Source: Section 702.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=702.5. (last accessed May 12, 2025).