California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 729.5

WIC § 729.5 Effective Jan 1, 1997Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 18

Statute text

(a)If a petition alleges that a minor is a person described by Section 602 and the petition is sustained, the court, in addition to the notice required by any other provision of law, may issue a citation to the minor’s parents or guardians, ordering them to appear in the court at the time and date stated for a hearing to impose a restitution fine pursuant to Section 730.6.

(b)The citation shall notify the parent or guardian that, at the hearing, the parent or guardian may be held liable for the payment of restitution if the minor is ordered to make restitution to the victim.The citation shall contain a warning that the failure to appear at the time and date stated may result in an order that the parent or guardian pay restitution up to the limits provided for in Sections 1714.1 and 1714.3 of the Civil Code.

(c)The hearing described in subdivision (b) may be held immediately following the disposition hearing or at a later date, at the option of the court.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 520, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.