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HomeWelfare and Institutions CodeDiv. 2Pt. 1Ch. 2Art. 5§ 282 Juvenile Placement Oversight

§ 282 Juvenile Placement Oversight

Welfare and Institutions Code·California
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§ 282 Juvenile Placement Oversight

Key Takeaways

  • •A judge can ask a probation officer to check if a group or place is good enough to take care of a kid from juvenile court.
  • •The county can also ask for this check.
  • •The probation officer can't go inside a place to check if the people there don't let them in.
  • •If a place won't let the probation officer in, kids won't be sent there.

Example

A group home wants to take in a kid from juvenile court.

The judge can tell a probation officer to check if the group home is safe and good. If the group home says no to the check, the kid won't be sent there.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 282 Juvenile Placement Oversight

At any time the judge of the juvenile court may, and upon the request of the county board of supervisors shall, require the probation officer to examine into and report to the court upon the qualifications and management of any society, association, or corporation, other than a state institution, which applies for or receives custody of any ward or dependent child of the juvenile court. No probation officer, however, shall, under authority of this section, enter any institution without its consent. If such consent is refused, commitments to that institution shall not be made. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1068.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

probationcorporationcustodyportinstitutionorganizationmanagementassociation

Related Statutes

  • § 281 Probation Officer Custody Reports
  • § 787 Sealed Record Access Limits
  • § 902 Child Support Cost Recovery
  • § 11364 Kinship Guardianship Payment Agreement
  • § 210.6 Juvenile Restraint Use Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Welfare and Institutions Code. Section 282.
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