· CA legislature · 20252026

Juveniles: secure youth treatment facilities: less restrictive programs.

Existing law authorizes a court to order a ward who is 14 years of age or older, and who meets certain criteria, to be committed to a secure youth treatment facility, operated by the county of commitment, for a period of confinement. Existing law authorizes the court, upon a motion from the probation department or t…

Sponsor

Bob Archuleta (D-CA)

Introduced

2026-02-18

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Latest action

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.