HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12151992 - 1.105 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on December 15, 1992 , , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Torlakson, Schroder
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisors Fanden, McPeak
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Adoption of the Provisions of Welfare and Institutions
Section 603 .5 Regarding Jurisdiction of Juvenile
Traffic Infractions
RESOLUTION
NO. 92/856
WHEREAS, Welfare and Institutions Code Section 603 .5 places
the jurisdiction of. cases of minors alleged to have committed a
violation of the Vehicle Code classified as an infraction or a
violation of a local ordinance involving the driving, parking or
operation of a motor vehicle with the Municipal .Court; and
WHEREAS, Welfare . and Institutions Code Section 603 .5 shall
apply only in county in which the Board of Supervisors, with the
concurrence of the presiding judges of the Superior and Municipal
Courts, adopts a resolution making the section applicable in the
county; and
WHEREAS, the presiding judges of the Superior and Municipal
Courts of Contra Costa County have signed a Letter of Agreement
to implement Welfare and Institutions Section 603 . 5; and
WHEREAS, the four Municipal Courts, based on an informal
agreement have been adjudicating juvenile cases involving
infractions of the Vehicle Code or local ordinances involving the
driving, parking or operation of motor vehicle for the past 20+
years;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY, adopts the provision of Welfare and Institutions
Code Section 603.5 .
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of th3
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: ,✓O/.n1' j! - --y
JAL:kr j PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
cc: Superior Court
Municipal Courts
County Administrator by — Deputy
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JAL-2-75
RESOLUTION NO. 92/856