{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-346","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 346","heading":"","body":"Unless requested by a parent or guardian and consented to or requested by the minor concerning whom the petition has been filed, the public shall not be admitted to a juvenile court hearing. The judge or referee may nevertheless admit such persons as he deems to have a direct and legitimate interest in the particular case or the work of the court.","path":["Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC","DIVISION 2. CHILDREN [100. - 1500.]","PART 1. DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT [100. - 1459.]","CHAPTER 2. Juvenile Court Law [200. - 987.]","ARTICLE 9. Dependent Children—Hearings [345. - 359.]"],"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":"868e5610f242248996a3016353ec5eca20ffe1091f68493ae8616705a41d65f5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-345","next":"us-ca/wic-347"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}