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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 211
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Article 1: General Provisions, California Welfare and Institutions Code.
Full text of Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 211
Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.
(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.
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