California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 651

Amended (as added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1088, Sec. 9) by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1412, Sec. 5.

Proceedings under this chapter may be commenced either in the juvenile court for the county in which a minor resides, or in which a minor is found, or in which the circumstances exist or acts take place to bring a minor within the provisions of Section 601 or Section 602.

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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 651 (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-16-wards-commencement-of-proceedings/section-651

Other sections in Article 16 - Wards—Commencement of Proceedings

§ 650§ 651§ 651.5§ 652§ 652.5§ 653§ 653.1§ 653.5§ 653.7§ 654…§ 656.5§ 657§ 658§ 659§ 660§ 660.5§ 661§ 662§ 663§ 664

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