California Government Code 12838.65 – During the closure of the Division of Juvenile Justice, the director …
During the closure of the Division of Juvenile Justice, the director shall have the authority to transfer powers, functions, duties, responsibilities, obligations, liabilities, and jurisdiction of the division to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which shall succeed to, and be so vested, upon transfer. Upon final closure of the Division of Juvenile Justice, all remaining powers, functions, duties, responsibilities, obligations, liabilities, and jurisdiction of the division shall succeed to, and be vested, with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Any action concerning the transferred powers, functions, duties, responsibilities, obligations, liabilities, and jurisdiction shall not abate but shall continue in the name of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall be substituted for the Division of Juvenile Justice by the court wherein the action is pending.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 58, Sec. 2. (AB 200) Effective June 30, 2022.)
Terms Used In California Government Code 12838.65
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.