Statute · California Welfare and Institutions Code
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 16517.5 — State Child Welfare Services
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 16517.5
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Welfare and Institutions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2016-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) A social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court shall not make an out-of-home placement of a dependent or ward of the court pursuant to this chapter with any of the following:
Citator
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 16517.5 — State Child Welfare Services is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) A social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court shall not make an out-of-home placement of a dependent or ward of the court pursuant to this chapter with any of the following:
(1) A relative of the social worker or probation officer responsible for the placement of the child.
(2) The spouse of a relative described in paragraph (1).
(b) A social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court shall not receive compensation for the out-of-home placement of a dependent or ward of the court other than the compensation received as an employee of the county or the state.