California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 358

WIC § 358 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 9

Statute text

(a)After finding that a child is a person described in Section 300, the court shall hear evidence on the question of the proper disposition to be made of the child. Prior to making a finding required by this section, the court may continue the hearing on its own motion, the motion of the parent or guardian, or the motion of the child, as follows:

(1)If the child is detained during the continuance, and the social worker is not alleging that subdivision (b) of Section 361.5 is applicable, the continuance shall not exceed 10 judicial days. The court may make an order for detention of the child or for the child’s release from detention, during the period of continuance, as is appropriate.

(2)If the child is not detained during the continuance, the continuance shall not exceed 30 days after the date of the finding pursuant to Section 356. However, the court may, for cause, continue the hearing for an additional 15 days.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 682, Sec. 1. (AB 748) Effective January 1, 2020.