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Juvenile Court Information For Parents JV-060 - California
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27. What should I do as a parent? All your parental responsibilities continue when your child receives a citation. You may want to contact a lawyer for assistance. If your child is placed in a group home or committed to a probation camp or the Division of Juvenile Justice, do your best to maintain contact with your child and support the positive activities he or she does there. Understand what is happening in your child's life so that you can prepare for his or her return. Explore ways of creating a protective and supportive environment for your child's return to school or work. Develop strategies to hold your child accountable for his or her behavior. Contact your child's parole agent or probation officer to ask for referrals to community organizations that can assist you, such as parent groups or counseling. Your school district and local hospital or mental health department may also offer programs. _________County JUVENILE COURT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS The purposes of the delinquency court are: to protect, to give guidance, to punish children who commit delinquent acts, and to protect the community. If your child becomes a ward of the court as a juvenile delinquent, the court will make orders for you and your child so that your child and the community will be protected. As a ward of the delinquency court: 1. Your child may be allowed to live in your home under court supervision; or 2. Your child may be placed outside of your home in an unlocked or locked facility, depending upon your child's age, the seriousness of the offense, and your child's history of delinquency. The petition and other papers you may have received say your child is accused of having done certain delinquent acts. The petition does not prove anything, but it is important for you to know what your child is accused of having done. You have the right to receive a copy of the petition. PLEASE READ THE PETITION CAREFULLY. 1. My child came home after being arrested. What will happen now? Your county's probation department will probably get in touch with you and ask your child to come in for a meeting with a probation officer. Form Approved for Optional Use Judicial Council of California JV-060 [Rev. January 1, 2006] 12 JV-060 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com You will receive a Notice to Appear (a specific date and time you must show up at the probation department). In very serious cases, your child may receive a Notice to Appear directly in juvenile court. 2. My child was arrested and taken into custody. What can the arresting officer do? The officer may do one of five things: a. Let your child go home to you or accompany him or her home or back to the place of arrest, and maintain a record of the contact. b. Refer your child to a community agency providing shelter, care, diversion, or counseling. c. In some counties, require your child to return to the police station rather than to the probation department (this is sometimes referred to as "cited back"). d. Give you and your child a Notice to Appear, telling you what you and your child must do and when you must do it. e. Shortly after the arrest, lock up your child in the probation juvenile hall (this is called "detention"). If your child is locked up or held by the officer, your child has the right to make at least two phone calls no later than one hour after arrest. One of the phone calls must be a completed call to a parent, guardian, responsible relative, or employer. The other call must be a completed call to an attorney. If the officer is going to question your child about what happened, the officer must also tell your child that he or she has the right to remain silent, that anything your child says will be used against him or her, that he or she has a right to be represented by a lawyer, and that the court will appoint a lawyer if your child cannot afford one. These are called Miranda rights. If the officer is not going to question your child, the officer will not necessarily explain these rights. 24. Will I be required to pay my child's fees? Yes. Unless you have been the victim of your child's crime, you will receive a bill from the county for your child's attorney's fees. You will be billed for probation department services fees (such as food and laundry while your child was in juvenile hall), and placement costs for keeping your child in a state placement such as the Division of Juvenile Justice, a probation camp, or an out-of-home placement. These costs can be expensive. You will have a chance to show how much, if any, of these costs you are able to pay. The Juvenile Court does not make this determination. 25. Can my child's juvenile records be sealed? This is very important for your child, but will not happen automatically, and not all records may be sealed including some Department of Motor Vehicle convictions. Your child must file a petition to request this. Your child can file a petition after he or she turns 18. Your child can also file a petition 5 years (in some cases, 6 years) after everything connected with his or her case is over. The probation department will make sure that your child was not involved in any later crime. If the petition to seal the records is granted by the court, all records of the case and the arrest will be ordered sealed. Ask your child's attorney or probation officer for help. 26. Can my child's juvenile court record be used against him or her as an adult? Under the three-strikes law, certain serious or violent felonies committed as a juvenile can be counted as strikes and used against your child in the future. This can happen even if the Juvenile Court record has been sealed. 2 JV-060 11 You may visit your child during visiting hours, which are on Saturdays or Sundays for 2 to 3 hours at a time, depending on the reception center. The Ventura reception center for girls allows visits for up to 6½ hours at a time. You may not call your child at the reception center, but you may write to your child. Your child may make collect calls to you from a pay phone. 22. When would my child go to the Division of Adult Operations instead of the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)? Your child can be sentenced to adult prison (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Adult Operations) if he or she is tried as an adult (see questions 19 and 20). If your child will be tried as an adult, it is extremely important to talk to your child's attorney about all of the very serious consequences of yo
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