California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 208.1

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 827, Sec. 4. (SB 1008) Effective January 1, 2023.
(a)A county or city youth residential placement or detention center shall provide persons in their custody with accessible, functional voice communication services free of charge to the person initiating and the person receiving the communication.
(b)A county or city agency shall not receive revenue from the provision of voice communication services or any other communication services to any person confined in a county or city youth residential placement or detention center.

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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 208.1 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wic/division-2-children/part-1-delinquents-and-wards-of-the-juvenile-court/chapter-2-juvenile-court-law/article-1-general-provisions/section-208.1

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