Section 4209 - DefinitionsThe definitions given in this article apply to the procedures for reporting secure detention of status offenders; they are not intended to apply to other statutes or administrative code provisions.
(a) Status Offender. "Status offender" means a person (minor) alleged or adjudged to be a person described in Section 601 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(b) Secure Facility. "Secure facility" means any juvenile hall, police or sheriff's station or substation, holding room, or comparable facility. Pursuant to Section 207(c) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, status offenders cannot be detained in a facility in which adults are held in secure custody, and pursuant to Section 208 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, minors are not to come in contact or remain in contact with confined adults.(c) Secure Detention. "Secure detention" means any situation in which a minor is booked, admitted, entered, or held in a secure facility behind a locked door, gate, or fence. This does not include detention in open reception areas, interrogation rooms, or public areas of a station or facility, police cars, field interrogations or investigations.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 4209
1. Amendment filed 6-19-79; effective upon filing (Register 79, No. 25). Note: Authority cited: Section 1751, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 207, Welfare and Institutions Code.
1. Amendment filed 6-19-79; effective upon filing (Register 79, No. 25).