DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES 10000-18999.81›PART 4. SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN 16000-16545›CHAPTER 5. State Child Welfare Services 16500-16523.59
§ 16501.8
California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Social workers shall make reasonable efforts to collect and update necessary data regarding a child’s incarcerated parent or parents.
The Legislature encourages the Department of Justice, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, county welfare departments, and county sheriffs to develop protocols for facilitating the exchange of information regarding the location and sentencing of the incarcerated parent or parents of a minor child who is in dependency care.
Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require the department to create a new field in the statewide database for incorporating the information specified in this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 35, Sec. 129. (SB 1013) Effective June 27, 2012.)
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