BILL NUMBER: AB 2744	CHAPTERED  08/23/00

	CHAPTER   228
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   AUGUST 23, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   AUGUST 22, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 10, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   MAY 22, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Oller

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2000

   An act to amend Section 256 of the Welfare and Institutions Code,
relating to minors.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2744, Oller.  Minors:  driving under the influence.
   Existing law authorizes a juvenile hearing officer to hear and
dispose, in the Informal Juvenile and Traffic Court, any case
involving an alleged violation of the Vehicle Code, not declared to
be a felony, by a minor under the age of 18 years as of the date of
the alleged violation.
   This bill would exclude specified provisions of the Vehicle Code
that prohibit driving a vehicle while under the influence of an
alcoholic beverage, any drug, or both, driving with an excessive
blood-alcohol concentration or driving when addicted to any drug from
the jurisdiction of the Informal Juvenile and Traffic Court.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 256 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is
amended to read:
   256.  Subject to the orders of the juvenile court, a juvenile
hearing officer may hear and dispose of any case in which a minor
under the age of 18 years as of the date of the alleged offense is
charged with (1) any violation of the Vehicle Code, except Section
23136, 23140, 23152, or 23153 of that code, not declared to be a
felony, (2) a violation of subdivision (m) of Section 602 of the
Penal Code, (3) a violation of the Fish and Game Code not declared to
be a felony, (4) a violation of any of the equipment provisions of
the Harbors and Navigation Code or the vessel registration provisions
of the Vehicle Code, (5) a violation of any provision of state or
local law relating to traffic offenses, loitering or curfew, or
evasion of fares on a public transportation system, as defined by
Section 99211 of the Public Utilities Code, (6) a violation of
Section 27176 of the Streets and Highways Code, (7) a violation of
Section 640 or 640a of the Penal Code, (8) a violation of the rules
and regulations established pursuant to Sections 5003 and 5008 of the
Public Resources Code, (9) a violation of Section 33211.6 of the
Public Resources Code, (10) a violation of Section 25658, 25658.5,
25661, or 25662 of the Business and Professions Code, (11) a
violation of subdivision (f) of Section 647 of the Penal Code, (12) a
misdemeanor violation of Section 594 of the Penal Code, involving
defacing property with paint or any other liquid, (13) a violation of
subdivision (b), (d), or (e) of Section 594.1 of the Penal Code,
(14) a violation of subdivision (b) of Section 11357 of the Health
and Safety Code, (15) any infraction, or (16) any misdemeanor for
which the minor is cited to appear by a probation officer pursuant to
subdivision (f) of Section 660.5.