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
§ 16509.1
California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
No child who in good faith is under treatment solely by spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination by a duly accredited practitioner thereof shall, for that reason alone, be considered to have been neglected within the purview of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 978, Sec. 62. Effective September 13, 1982.)
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