California Code of Regulations
Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services
Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice
Chapter 3 - Youth Services
Article 2 - Libraries
Section 30207 - Law Libraries

Universal Citation: 9 CA Code of Regs 30207

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

Law libraries for ward use shall be maintained in all institutions, except youth conservation camps. Each institution shall maintain a law library program which shall include:

(a) A coordinator, who shall be responsible for the operations of the program.

(b) A library schedule which shall provide library access to wards for at least 30 hours per week at reasonable times.

(c) A procedure which shall ensure that all wards, including those in lockup or otherwise unable to go to the library, will have ready access to the law library resources.

(d) The training of an appropriate number of staff and wards in law research techniques to assist all wards in the use of the law library resources. Wards who have not received this training may also be used to assist in the use of the law library.

(e) A supply of appropriate legal forms, e.g., writs.

(f) A procedure for keeping library materials current.

(g) Methods for photocopying of law library material.

(h) Publication and/or posting of the following types of information in each living unit:

(1) Notice that law libraries are available in each institution for ward use and that trained assistants shall be available to assist them in gaining access to the courts.

(2) A schedule showing the days and hours the library is open and the procedures to follow to gain access to the law library.

(3) That court decisions guarantee wards the right to have access to the courts for the purpose of presenting petitions or other legal documents.

1. Change without regulatory effect adopting article 2 (section 30207) and renumbering title 15, section 4701 to title 9, section 30207 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).

Note: Authority cited: Section 1712, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 1001, 1002, 1004 and 1752, Welfare and Institutions Code.

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