Welfare and Institutions Code section 207.2

A minor who is held in temporary custody in a law enforcement facility that contains a lockup for adults pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 207.1 may be released to a parent, guardian, or responsible relative by the law enforcement agency operating the facility, or may at the discretion of the law enforcement agency be released into their own custody, provided that a minor released into their own custody is furnished, upon request, with transportation to their home or to the place where the minor was taken into custody.

Source: Section 207.2, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=207.­2.­ (updated Sep. 30, 2020; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Sep. 30, 2020

§ 207.2’s source at ca​.gov