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Court Orders and Protocols

Court Orders and Protocols

Below you will find court orders and protocols authorized by the Presiding Judge of Juvenile Court and adopted by Juvenile Court as rules of practice.

To request a copy of any of the following Miscellaneous Orders, contact Rebecca Bracken, Executive Assistant to the Juvenile Court Presiding Judge at juvenilecourt@occourts.org . Please include the Miscellaneous Order number in your request.

Order Title Date Signed
  Miscellaneous Order Table of Contents (for all past Misc. Orders)  
M-2020-2 Authorization and Order Permitting the Orange County Probation Department to Provide Information Regarding Use of Force Policies, Procedures, Practices, and Incidents to the Orange County Office of Independent Review 5/16/2023
M 2021-3 Order Re: The Public Law Center and SharePoint Access. 5/21/2021
M-2021-4 Order Re: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and SharePoint Access 5/21/2021
M-2021-5 Order Re: Court Appointed Counsel and SharePoint Access 5/21/2021
537.1 Authorization for the Sharing of Information Among the Orange County Social Services Agency--Children and Family Services, the Orange County Probation Department, the Orange County Housing and Community Services Department--Workforce Investment Board, the City of Santa Ana--Workforce Investment Board, and the City of Anaheim--Workforce Investment Board. 10/02/2019
607.3 Revised Misc. Order - Authorization for Conditional Release of Minor/Adult Upon Voluntary Surrender on Juvenile Court Warrant 09/13/2019
613.2 Notice Of Recission Of Miscellaneous Order 613.2: Early Release Of Minors With Suitable Placement Orders From Juvenile Institutions 09/12/2019
M-2019-2 University of California at Irvine Research Study on Enhancing Emotion Understanding, Empathy, and Prosocial Behavior in County Youth 08/28/2019
532.3 Notice Of Recission 532.3: Authorization For Mediators To Review Juvenile Court Files For The Purpose Of Conductiong Expedited Investigations Required For Ex Parte Request For Change Of Custody Or Vistitation 09/04/2019
522.5 Notice Of Recission 522.5: Authorization For Mediators To Receive Information From The Orange County Probation Department And The Orange County Social Services Agency 09/04/2019
543.2 Amended miscellaneous order no. 543.2 - Authorization For Family Law Judges, Probate Judges, Family Law Commissioners, Family Court Mediators, Probate Commissioners, Appointed Evaluators And Appointed Minor'S Counsel To Inspect A Juvenile Case File Without A Court Order 09/04/2019
544.1 Notice of Rescission 541.1: Family Connections Protocol and Agreement. 07/29/2019
542.1 Authorization for Orange County Social Services Agency and Probation Department to Exchange Information Pursuant to Welfare and Institution Code Sections 272, 903.1, 903.2, 903.25 and 903.4. 07/12/2019
620.5 Re: Authorization and Order Permitting Emergency Medical Examinations and Emergency Medical Treatment for Minors Housed in Orange County Probation Department Facilities. 06/25/2019
M-2019-1 Authorization and Order Permitting Nursing Assessments for Minors Taken into Temporary Custody by the Orange County Probation Department and County of Orange Social Services Agency and Housed in Their Facilities. 06/18/2019
538.1 Re: Authorization for the Sharing of Information by the Orange County Social Services Agency, the Orange County Probation Department, the Orange County Health Care Agency, and Children and Family Futures for the Purposes of Assessing Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevalence for Effective Early Intervention, Treatment, and Program Planning 06/03/2019
611.4 Re: Authorization for Wards to be Housed in the Santa Ana Jail. 05/30/2019
674.4 Re: Authorization for the Orange County Probation Department to Release Information to the Westminster Police Department Gang Suppression Program. 05/30/2019
675.4 Re: Authorization for Mental Health Services for Minors in Placement and in Aftercare at Van Horn Youth Center and Authorization for Exchange of Information Amongst Probation, County Schools, and Mental Health Staff Assigned to Van Horn Youth Center. 05/30/2019
676.4 Re: Authorization for Chief Probation Officer to Release Information Concerning Minors Detained at Van Horn Youth Center for Participation in CIF Program. 05/30/2019
680.3 Re: Authorization for Release of Juvenile Record Information to City Government Code Enforcement Personnel. 05/30/2019
683.2 Re: Formal Evaluation of the Orange County Probation Department’s 8% Early Intervention Program by Interns from California State University, Fullerton. 05/30/2019
687.2 Re: Formal Evaluation of the Juvenile Crime Enforcement and Accountability Challenge Grant by California State University, Fullerton Foundation. 05/30/2019
689.2 Re: Authorization for Release of Juvenile Record Information Challenge II Evaluation Study. 05/30/2019
503.1 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 503.1: Educational Requirements for Attorneys Practicing in Juvenile Court 05/06/2019
521.4 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 521.4: Authorization for Mediators to Receive School Records Superintendent, Orange County Department of Education 05/06/2019
523.5 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 523.5: Authorization for Mediators to Receive Information from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and Law Enforcement Agencies 05/06/2019
527.5 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 527.5: Authorization for Law Enforcement Agencies to Share Police Reports with Orange County Victim/Witness Assistance Program 05/06/2019
533.3 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 533.3: Authorization for Exchange of Information Concerning Children Who Are Residents of Orange County and/or Juvenile Court Wards or Dependents Among Public and Private Agencies to Implement the Intent and Goals of The Children’s Mental Health Services Act (Section 5878.1 et seq., WIC) 05/06/2019
535.2 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 535.2: Authorization for the Orange County Social Services Agency and the Orange County Probation Department to Release Data to the Social Science Research Center at California state University, Fullerton 05/06/2019
539.1 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 539.1: Authorization for the Orange County Social Services Agency to Interview, Photograph, Videotape, or Voice Record Clients who are Receiving or Have Received Services from Orange County Social Services Agency for Training Videos 05/06/2019
540.1 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 540.1: Releasing the Name, Date of Birth and Date of Death of a Minor Foster Child 05/06/2019
534.3 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 534.3: Authorization for the Sharing of Information through Orange County Multidisciplinary Service Teams 05/06/2019
545.1 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 545.1: Authorization for Minors in Protective Custody at Orangewood Children and Family Center and Related Dependency Placements to be Interviewed by Census Bureau Representatives Related to Compliance with United States Code Title 13 – Census, as Mandated by Federal Law. 05/06/2019
604.4 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 604.4: Community Transition Furlough Program 05/14/2019
606.4 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 606.4: Authorization for Release of Minors to Border Youth Program Immigration and Naturalization Services 05/14/2019
610.10 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 610.10: The Accountability Commitment Program 05/14/2019
612.4 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 612.4: The Accountability Commitment Program 05/14/2019
631.4 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 631.4: Authorization for Participation of Minors in the Mobility Opportunities Via Education (M.O.V.E.) Program 05/14/2019
632.4 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 632.4: Authorization for Participation of Minors in the Sail for Life Program 05/14/2019
634.4 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 634.4: Juvenile Court Work Program for Graffiti Eradication 05/14/2019
635.4 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 635.4: Voluntary Juvenile Court Work Program 05/14/2019
637.1 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 637.1: Lacy Juvenile Annex Off-Site Program 05/14/2019
638.1 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 638.1: Authorization for Permitting Wards to Participate in Services Offered by the Orange County Women Lawyers Association 05/16/2019
702.4 NOTICE OF RESCISSION of Miscellaneous Order 702.4: Authorization for Social Services Agency Staff to Sign Medical Care Consents. 04/22/2019
502.1 NOTICE OF RESCISSION OF Miscellaneous Order No. 502.1: Authorization for the Probation Department to Apply Court-Ordered Security Fee to Pay Other Lower Priority Court-Ordered Obligations or Provide Refund of the Security Fee. 02/14/2019
520.5 Notice Of Rescission of Miscellaneous Order 520.5 Re: Authorization for the Exchange of Information Concerning Juvenile Court Wards and Dependents among Public and Private Agencies Providing Services. 05/07/2018
688.2 Notice Of Intent to Revise Miscellaneous Order 688.2 05/07/2018
M-2018-2 Expanded University of CA at Irvine (UCI) Research Study of At-Risk Children's Emotional Understanding Empathetic Responses and Pro-Social Behavior. 4/13/2018
M-2018-1 Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) 12/21/2022
M-2017-3 Order Authorization for the Secure Electronic Exchange of Foster Youth Education Placement Information. 12/14/2017
M-2017-4 Order authorizing Orange County Social Services Agency to refer foster youth (age 14 and older) with consumer credit history to the Legal Aid Society of Orange County. 11/07/2019
M-2017-2 Re: The Youth Engagement Study 5/25/2017
M-2016-3 Order authorizing release of information to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 11/23/2016
M-2016-2 Re: Authorization to Conduct a Proposed Research Study (Crossroads) on Youth Supervised by the Orange County Probation Department by Dr. Elizabeth Cauffman, a Professor of Psychology and Social Behavior at the University of California, Irvine 2/18/2016
M-2015-2 Authorization to Release Juvenile Case Information to the Orange County Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) Facility Self-Assessment Panel and for Panel Members to Interview Juvenile Court Wards 03/04/2015
M-2015-3 Authorization to Implement a Cultural Broker Program 04/03/2015
M-2015-4 Re: iFoster Computers for Foster Youth 11/17/2015
M-2014-1 California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC) Workforce Study 11/18/2014
M-2014-3 Authorization for the Stuart Foundation and Management, Policy Research (MPR) Associates, Inc. to Receive Information from the Orange County Social Services Agency (SSA) for the Purposes of the Education Equals Partnership 11/18/2014
M-2014-4 Authorization to Conduct a Proposed Research Study (Dogs in Juvenile Hall: The Effect of the Pups and Wards (PAW) Program on Incarcerated Male Youth) on Youth Supervised by the Orange County Probation Department 12/15/2014
M-2014-6 Understanding Resiliency: How Very Important People Moderate Decision Making Skills in Former Foster Youth 02/18/2015

    Order # Title Date Signed
    A-100-1-2021 Procedure for Disclosure of Evidence Audit Records 04/21/2021
    19/01 Competency Protocol (Welfare and Institutions Code § 709) 12/24/2019
    12/007-904 Notice Of Rescission OF Amended Juvenile Court Administrative Order No. 12/007-904 Re: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). 12/07/2018
    11/004 Administrative Order re: Petitions and Motions for Sealing of Records (Welfare and Institutions Code § 781) 10/18/2011
    11/003-900 Assignment of Cases and Peremptory Challenges 12/03/2019
    11/002 After Hour and Holiday Emergency Medical Consent Requests, Probable Cause Declarations, and Dependency Warrants 11/22/2011
      Rescission of Juvenile Court Administrative Order No. 12/001 06/20/2024
    12/001 Authorization for Access to WEBDV 02/09/2012
    12/002 Juvenile Drug Court - Order and Protocol re Communications with Judicial Officers 02/29/2012
    12/006-902 730 Panel of Evaluators 03/23/2012
    12/008-905 Appointed Attorneys Representing Parties in Juvenile Court 03/23/2012
    12/003-903 Exchange of Information 07/05/2018
    12/009 Protective Custody Warrant Submission Cut-Off and Request for Night Service 06/07/2012
    A-100-2-2013 Juvenile Court Proceedings: Media and Public Access; Confidentiality; Photography/Audio/Video Recording 01/21/2014
      Adoption of Southern California Intercounty Transfer Protocol 08/25/2015
    A-300-1-2014 Re: Delinquency Compliance Review and Wardship Status Review Hearings 11/18/2014
    A-400-1-2014 Re: Criminal Identification and Information (CII) Report Font Size Reduction in Social Services Agency (SSA) Court Reports 11/18/2014
      Juvenile Court Administrative Order No. 11/010-903: Juvenile Court Hearings  
      Juvenile Court Administrative Order No. 11/009-906: Public Access and Media

    Invitation to Comment

    PLEASE Note:

    This section contains information about proposed new juvenile administrative order. The information is provided for the purpose of allowing the public to review the proposed order and to provide comment(s) about them. This step in the rule change process is required by rule 10.613(g), California Rules of Court.

    Comments regarding proposed rule changes must be submitted in writing no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 14, 2025.