Superior Courts will issue valid warrants for a juvenile when, at the time of issuance of the warrant, the court had information indicating the juvenile was 18 years or older. The majority of these warrants will be issued by the Superior Court, Traffic Division.
Warrants issued by these courts are valid warrants and must be handled as such. When a juvenile is arrested on an adult court warrant, the juvenile must appear before the court of issuance in order for the court to certify the minor to Juvenile Court or Juvenile Court, Traffic (603 WIC).
Bail can be posted, if bail is set on the warrant, and the juvenile released in the same manner as an adult.
When bail is not set or not posted and the court is in session, the juvenile will be transported to court by Station/Unit personnel.
All Stations/Units will send these juveniles to juvenile hall. The detention control officer at juvenile hall will retain the minor at the juvenile hall or issue a written promise to appear.
Station/Unit personnel shall order juveniles who are held at the juvenile hall to be taken, via Transportation Bureau, to the court that issued the warrant. The issuing court will certify the case to juvenile court or juvenile court, traffic. No further action is necessary by Station/Unit personnel.
Station/Unit detectives shall follow up on all juveniles sent to juvenile hall; and, if for any reason they do not appear in court, the investigating detective shall submit a Detained Juvenile Petition Request (SH-CR-366) for 40508(a) CVC on traffic warrants or the original charge for which the warrant was issued on all other criminal offenses.