2-10/030.00 Certification of Juveniles



When an inmate is arraigned in a Superior Court and the court finds the inmate to be under 18 years of age, the court will certify the inmate to Juvenile Court. Lockup personnel, upon receipt of the juvenile certification papers, will call the Court Services Transportation Bureau (CST) Watch Sergeant and advise them of the situation. The certified juvenile will then be segregated from all adult inmates and handled as a juvenile. The IRC/CRDF booking office will be contacted and the inmate will be processed for release to Juvenile Hall. A certified copy of the certification will be forwarded to IRC/CRDF. The inmate and the juvenile certification papers will be delivered to the designated Juvenile Detention Facility as soon as transportation is available.

IRC/CRDF shall not accept either confirmed or unconfirmed juveniles for booking into the jail system.

The housing facilities within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Custody Division and Correctional Services Division shall not accept either confirmed or unconfirmed juveniles into their housing areas.

When a juvenile has been certified by the Juvenile Court to be tried as an adult, the juvenile must be accompanied by the specific documentation indicating compliance with WIC 707.1 and 207(b)(1). This document must include a specific finding by a Superior Court that the minor is unfit for Juvenile Court.

Sentenced juveniles must be accompanied by documentation indicating compliance with WIC 707.1 and a sentencing document specifying the amount of time to be spent in County Jail.

Prior to transportation from court, Court Services personnel will ensure that all necessary documentation will accompany the minor.

If a remanded or sentenced juvenile does not have the necessary findings or documentation, the minor will be transported to and housed in the designated Juvenile Detention Facility under the authority of a Juvenile Court special order.