SECTIONS 840-842 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 840-842

840. There shall be in each county probation department a program
of home supervision to which minors described by Section 628.1 shall
be referred. Home supervision is a program in which persons who would
otherwise be detained in the juvenile hall are permitted to remain
in their homes pending court disposition of their cases, under the
supervision of a deputy probation officer, probation aide, or
probation volunteer.

841. The duties of a deputy probation officer, or a probation aide,
a community worker or a volunteer under the supervision of a deputy
probation officer, assigned to home supervision are to assure the
minor's appearance at probation officer interviews and court hearings
and to assure that the minor obeys the conditions of his or her
release and commits no public offenses pending final disposition of
his or her case. A deputy probation officer, probation aide, or
community worker assigned to home supervision shall have a caseload
of no more than 10 minors. However, if the county probation
department employs a method of home supervision which includes
electronic surveillance, the caseload shall be no more than 15
minors. Whenever possible, a minor shall be assigned to a deputy
probation officer, probation aide, community worker, or volunteer who
resides in the same community as the minor.

842. A probation volunteer is a person who donates personal
services to the probation department and probationers without
compensation. A probation aide or a community worker may receive
compensation for such services. Probation aides, community workers,
and volunteers shall not qualify for peace officer status pursuant to
Section 830.5 of the Penal Code.