{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-651","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 651","heading":"","body":"Proceedings under this chapter may be commenced either in the juvenile court for the county in which a minor resides, or in which a minor is found, or in which the circumstances exist or acts take place to bring a minor within the provisions of Section 601 or Section 602.","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":"8c3180c85dc491bc305bb8d319644fdfbaa04ca5b748b50d67234922291c6380","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-650","next":"us-ca/wic-651.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}