6-09/000.00 Juvenile Detention Definitions



DEFINITIONS

Juvenile means a person under the age of 18.

Temporary custody means the juvenile is not at liberty to leave the law enforcement facility.

Secure detention means that a juvenile is being held in temporary custody in a law enforcement facility is locked in a room or enclosure and/or is physically secured to a cuffing rail or other stationary object. A juvenile cannot be handcuffed to a rail for more than thirty (30) minutes, and must have a station personnel present at all times per California Code of Regulations, Title 15 Section 1147.

Non-secure detention means that a minor's freedom of movement is controlled by the staff of a facility.