Welfare and Institutions Code section 1736

The juvenile court may in its discretion commit persons subject to its jurisdiction to the authority, and the authority may in its discretion accept such commitments.

Source: Section 1736, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=1736. (updated Jan. 1, 1941; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Jan. 1, 1941

§ 1736’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_1736

Original Source: Section 1736, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=1736. (last accessed May 12, 2025).