California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 328.1

WIC § 328.1 Effective Jan 1, 2021Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 8

Statute text

(a)A county child welfare department investigating a case of child abuse or neglect involving an allegation against the parent or guardian of the child shall attempt, as soon as practicable, to determine if the parent or guardian is an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States.

(b)A county child welfare department may develop and adopt memoranda of understanding with military installations, located in whole or in part within the borders of its jurisdiction, that govern the investigation of allegations of child abuse or neglect against active duty service members assigned to units on those installations. Those memoranda may include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1)To whom, how, and when each party would report information about an investigation.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 233, Sec. 1. (SB 907) Effective January 1, 2021.