Rule 986 There is no privilege under this article in a proceeding under the Juvenile Court Law, Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 200) of Part 1 of Division 2…

In juvenile court cases, the normal rules about keeping communications private do not apply. This means that information which might otherwise be protected cannot be kept secret in these proceedings.

If you are involved in a juvenile court case, private conversations or records that would normally be shielded from disclosure can be used in the case. The court has access to more information than it would in other types of cases.