California Penal Code

§ 11166.02

PEN § 11166.02 Effective Jan 1, 2021Title 1 · Part 4 · Ch. 2 · Art. 2.5

Statute text

(a)A county welfare agency, in accordance with Section 10612.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, may develop a program for internet-based reporting of child abuse and neglect. The program may receive reports by mandated reporters, as defined in Section 11165.7, of suspected child abuse or neglect and shall meet all of the following conditions:

(1)The suspected child abuse or neglect does not indicate that the child is subject to an immediate risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation or that the child is in imminent danger of severe harm or death.

(2)The agency provides an internet form that includes standardized safety assessment qualifying questions in order to obtain necessary information required to assess the need for child welfare services and a response. The State Department of Social Services shall provide guidance through written directives to counties participating in the program to incorporate qualifying questions in the online report that would indicate the need to redirect the mandated reporter to perform a telephone report.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 242, Sec. 1. (AB 1929) Effective January 1, 2021.