{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-650","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 650","heading":"","body":"(a) Juvenile court proceedings to declare a minor a ward of the court pursuant to Section 601 are commenced by the filing of a petition by the probation officer except as specified in subdivision (b).\n(b) Juvenile court proceedings to declare a minor a ward of the court pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 601.3 may be commenced by the filing of a petition by the probation officer or the district attorney after consultation with the probation officer.\n(c) Juvenile court proceedings to declare a minor a ward of the court pursuant to Section 602 are commenced by the filing of a petition by the prosecuting attorney.","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 16. Wards—Commencement of Proceedings [650. - 664.]"],"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":"7d9b1fce20c50436dadb5926ec3e9b3594c109490b1e72ded2067ba75cf27917","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-641","next":"us-ca/wic-651"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}