Statute · California Welfare and Institutions Code
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 16509.1 — State Child Welfare Services
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 16509.1
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Welfare and Institutions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 1982-09-13
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
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…
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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 16509.1 — State Child Welfare Services is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
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.