Welfare and Institutions Code section 1856

When in the opinion of the chief probation officer an offender appears to be unamenable to the program of the youth correctional center, he shall be returned to the committing court for further disposition. The court shall then make an alternative disposition.

Source: Section 1856, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=1856. (updated Jan. 1, 1969; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_1856

Original Source: Section 1856, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=1856. (last accessed May 12, 2025).