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Juvenile Law: Information for Parents (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommends revising and renumbering one Judicial Council information form to provide accurate, up-to-date information to parents whose children are the subject of juvenile court wardship proceedings. The recommendation includes information about recent changes to the law that address consultation with counsel before custodial interrogation, parental responsibility for costs of services and support provided to the child, and sealing of juvenile justice court records.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective January 1, 2019, revise Juvenile Court-Information for Parents (form JV-060) to:
1. Change the title of the form to Juvenile Justice Court: Information for Parents;
2. Renumber the form as JV-060-INFO and format it as a plain-language information form;
3. Provide information about the limits established by Senate Bill 190 (Mitchell; Stats. 2017, ch. 678) to parental liability for fees and costs of services provided to their children;
4. Provide information about the attorney consultation requirement for children 15 years of age and younger established by Senate Bill 395 (Lara; Stats. 2017, ch. 681);
5. Provide current information about the law governing sealing of juvenile court records as amended by Assembly Bill 529 (Stone; Stats. 2017, ch. 685) and Senate Bill 312 (Skinner; Stats. 2017, ch. 679); and
6. Make clarifying and technical changes.