Whenever a petition is filed in a juvenile court alleging that a minor is a person within the description of Section 602, and while the case is before the juvenile court, the statute of limitations applicable under the general law to the offense alleged to bring the minor within such description is suspended.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1616.)

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Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 605

  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.