Cal. WIC § 211
This is the official text of Cal. WIC § 211, part of California’s Welfare and Institutions Code — governs public social services, juvenile justice, and mental health/developmental disability services.
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Official statutory text
(a) A person under the age of 14 years shall not be committed to a state prison or be transferred thereto from any other institution.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under the age of 16 years shall not be housed in any facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under the age of 16 years shall not be housed in any facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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