Welfare and Institutions Code section 840

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.

Source: Section 840, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=840. (updated Jan. 1, 1977; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_840

Original Source: Section 840, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=840. (last accessed May 12, 2025).