Welfare and Institutions Code section 886

Except as provided in Section 886.5, no juvenile home, ranch, camp, or forestry camp established pursuant to the provisions of this article shall receive or contain more than 100 children at any one time.

Source: Section 886, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=886. (updated Jan. 1, 1999; accessed Oct. 5, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_886

Original Source: Section 886, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=886. (last accessed May 12, 2025).