CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Delinquency Matters
......Jurisdictional Hearing
.........Findings & Orders
............Use of Probation Report
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Juvenile court shall not read probation reports in advance of contested jurisdictional hearing.

Juvenile court review of social study report before jurisdictional hearing is reversible error.

Juvenile court may read jurisdictional facts portion of social report before making jurisdictional determination.

Court’s reading of probation report at contested jurisdictional hearing must be raised to juvenile ct. or is waived on appeal.