California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 254

Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1068.

All rehearings of matters heard before a referee shall be before a judge of the juvenile court and shall be conducted de novo.

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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 254 (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-4-the-juvenile-court/section-254

Other sections in Article 4 - The Juvenile Court

§ 245§ 245.5§ 246§ 247.5§ 248§ 248.5§ 249§ 250§ 251§ 252…§ 256§ 256.5§ 257§ 258§ 260§ 261§ 262§ 263§ 264§ 265

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