{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-746","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 746","heading":"","body":"A minor shall be selected for participation in a program established pursuant to this article based upon the following factors:\n(a) The minor is 151/2 years of age or younger, has been declared a ward of the juvenile court for the first time and is to be supervised by a probation department selected for participation in this project.\n(b) The minor has been evaluated and found to have at least three of the following factors, that place the minor at a significantly greater risk of becoming a chronic juvenile or adult offender:\n(1) School behavior and performance problems. This shall include at least one of the following: attendance problems; school suspension or expulsion; or failure in two or more academic classes during the previous six months or comparable academic period.\n(2) Family problems. These shall include at least one of the following: poor parental supervision or control; documented circumstances of domestic violence; child abuse or neglect; or family members who have engaged in criminal activities.\n(3) Substance abuse. This shall include any regular use of alcohol or drugs by the minor, other than experimentation.\n(4) High-risk predelinquent behavior. This shall include at least one of the following: a pattern of stealing; chronic running away from home; or gang membership or association.\n(5) The minor matches the at-risk profile for becoming a chronic and repeat juvenile offender according to the criteria developed by the Multi-Agency At-Risk Youth Committee (MAARYC).","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 18.6. Repeat Offender Prevention Project [743. - 749.]"],"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":"7f22b1ccb23d84c11746dbbce947a7d3bba2a536a1c517cc2e9bd93a4f093e21","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-745","next":"us-ca/wic-747"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}