CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Delinquency Matters
......Certification (Fitness) Hearings
.........Reestablishment/Retention of Jurisdiction
2 Cards On This Topic:
  • Juvenile ct. retains jurisdiction over M charged with Veh. Code misdemeanor and infraction offenses after misdemeanor count dismissed.
  • Where unfitness finding assumes truth of charges against M, acquittal or dismissal terminates jurisdiction of adult court, reestablishing it in juvenile court.