NCJ Number
124219
Editor(s)
D D Moosekian
Date Published
1990
Length
2 pages
Annotation
Extracts from the California Vehicle Code pertain to juveniles charged with traffic offenses.
Abstract
The law provides that when persons under 18 years old are taken into custody for any traffic offense and are not taken directly before a magistrate, they must be delivered to the custody of a probation officer. The probation officer shall keep the minor in the juvenile hall pending appearance before a magistrate. If the offense does not involve the driving of a motor vehicle, a minor may not be taken into custody for failure to present a driver's license. The law also provides that a juvenile arrested for a traffic offense may come before the juvenile court, a juvenile court referee, or a juvenile traffic hearing officer within the county where the offense is alleged to have occurred. Various provisions of the Vehicle Code pertain to the handling of juveniles charged with traffic offenses prior to commitment to the Youth Authority. One of the provisions states that no person shall be subject to prosecution for any misdemeanor traffic offense that is pending at the time of the person's commitment to the custody of the Director of Corrections or the Department of the Youth Authority.