California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 702.5

Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1355.

In any hearing conducted pursuant to Section 701 or 702 to determine whether a minor is a person described in Section 601 or 602, the minor has a privilege against self-incrimination and has a right to confrontation by, and cross-examination of, witnesses.

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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 702.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wic/division-2-children/part-1-delinquents-and-wards-of-the-juvenile-court/chapter-2-juvenile-court-law/article-17-wards-hearings/section-702.5

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