{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-40302.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 40302.5","heading":"","body":"Whenever any person under the age of 18 years is taken into custody in connection with any traffic infraction case, and he is not taken directly before a magistrate, he shall be delivered to the custody of the probation officer. Unless sooner released, the probation officer shall keep the minor in the juvenile hall pending his appearance before a magistrate. When a minor is cited for an offense not involving the driving of a motor vehicle, the minor shall not be taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 40302 solely for failure to present a driver’s license.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 17. OFFENSES AND PROSECUTION [40000.1. - 41610.]","CHAPTER 2. Procedure on Arrests [40300. - 40618.]","ARTICLE 1. Arrests [40300. - 40313.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"4d210e4421cf16e4c6a869e9cead03d2dbaf3a44a4d9d637ece88ac49d001b53","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-40302","next":"us-ca/veh-40303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}