California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 305.6

WIC § 305.6 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 7

Statute text

(a)Any peace officer may, without a warrant, take into temporary custody a child who is in a hospital if the release of the child to a prospective adoptive parent or a representative of a licensed adoption agency poses an immediate danger to the child’s health or safety.

(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a) and Section 305, a peace officer shall not, without a warrant, take into temporary custody a child who is in a hospital if all of the following conditions exist:

(1)The child is a newborn who tested positive for illegal drugs or whose birth mother tested positive for illegal drugs.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 833, Sec. 18. (AB 3176) Effective January 1, 2019.