Cal. WIC § 742.18

(a) If the petition alleges that the minor is the person described by Section 602 by reason of the commission of an act prohibited by Section 594, 594.3, 594.4, 640.5, 640.6, or 640.7 of the Penal Code, and the petition is sustained, the court, in addition to the notice provided in Sections 658 and 659, shall issue a citation to the minor’s parent or legal guardian, ordering them to appear in the court at the time and date stated for a hearing pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 742.16.

(b) The citation shall notify the parent or legal guardian that at the hearing, he, she, or they may be ordered to pay restitution sufficient to fully compensate the owner and possessor of the property defaced by the minor for the damage caused by that defacement, the law enforcement costs of identifying and apprehending the minor, if applicable, and the costs incurred by a public entity to remove graffiti or other material inscribed by the minor, or to repair or replace the property defaced by the minor, if applicable. The citation shall set forth the provisions of Section 742.16 and shall advise the parent or parents that he, she, or they may be ordered to pay an amount not exceeding twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for the above-referenced damages and costs. The citation shall contain a warning to the parent or parents that if he, she, or they fail to appear at the time and date stated, the court will order him, her, or them to pay in full the costs and damages caused by the act of the minor.

(c) Service of the citation shall be made on all parents or legal guardians of the minor whose names and addresses are known to the petitioner.

(d) Service of the citation shall be made at least 10 days prior to the time and date stated therein for appearance, in the manner provided by law for the service of a summons in a civil action, other than by publication.