CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Delinquency Matters
......Disposition
.........Removal From Home
............No Committing Minor Directly to Jail
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Juvenile court cannot commit an 18-yr.-old ward directly to county jail.

When ward of juv. court 19 or older violates probation, juvenile delinquency laws allow ward to be detained in, and ultimately confined in, adult detention facility as punishment for the violation.

Juvenile ct. lacked authority to commit §602 M directly to county jail, even though he turned 18 during proceedings, as that not included in options of Welf. & Inst. Code §202 (b).

Juvenile court lacked authority to commit 18 year old directly to jail.