Title WIC, California Welf. & Inst. Code

Anyone participating in good faith in the making of a report pursuant to this chapter shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any such participant shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any jud…

Funding of this chapter is subject to the provisions of Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 10100). (Added by renumbering Section 16513 (as added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1235) by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 630. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)

Any party to a dependency proceeding may bring a motion before the juvenile court to have a social worker removed from the case. The juvenile court judge in the dependency proceeding shall grant the motion if a preponderance of evidence shows that a conflict of interest has occur…

(a) A child or nonminor who has been voluntarily placed, adjudged a dependent child of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 300, or as to whom a petition has been filed under Section 325, may be housed in an emergency shelter or, pursuant to the procedures for placement set for…

(a) A county child welfare agency may establish a three-year pilot program in which the county partners with a domestic violence consultant from a domestic violence victim service organization, as defined in Section 1037.1 of the Evidence Code, to offer support and guidance to co…

(a) No social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court for purposes of this chapter shall, directly or indirectly, lobby for, act as a consultant to, enter into a business transaction with, acquire ownership of, or obtain a pecuniary interest in, any business…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, all foster children who are placed in group homes by county welfare departments or county probation departments shall be visited at least monthly by a county social worker or probation officer. Each monthly visit shall include a pr…

(a) When a county social worker or probation officer makes a regular visit with a child in any licensed, certified, or approved foster home, the regular visit shall include a private discussion between the foster child and the social worker or probation officer. The private discu…

(a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to accomplish both of the following: (A) To prevent the unnecessary separation of children from their families because of homelessness or the lack of shelter. (B) To assist in the reunification of foster children and their families when…

(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 …

The State Department of Social Services, in consultation with county placement agencies, foster care providers, and other interested community parties, shall establish criteria to be used for conducting a comprehensive home study of a licensed or foster parent that evaluates the …

When placing foster children, the placing agency shall not decline to place a child with a resource family because of a resource family parent’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 967, Sec. 4. (AB 2466) Effect…

The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) Safety, permanency, and well-being are crucial for the more than 82,000 California children in foster care, and are paramount to achieving both federal and state child welfare system improvement goals. Foster children need saf…

In any case in which a county has taken a lien against real property owned by a recipient of public assistance for any purpose, including hospitalization or medical care furnished to the recipient, and such lien is subordinate to a mortgage or deed of trust on the property, the c…

No lien taken by a county pursuant to Section 17109 for care provided to a person in a county hospital shall be enforced against the home of that person (1) during his lifetime or that of his spouse, or (2) during the minority of his children if they reside in the home, or (3) du…

If there is in the hands of any officer of the county, or there is surrendered to any officer of the county, upon the death of any indigent person, any personal property of a total of less than twenty-five dollars ($25) in value, belonging to such person, the board of supervisors…

If a person for the support of whom public moneys have been expended acquires property, the county shall have a claim against him to the amount of a reasonable charge for moneys so expended, and such claim shall be enforced by action against him by the district attorney of the co…

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17403, the county claim for reimbursement of aid extended to the indigent shall be offset as provided herein in cases where: (1) the indigent is represented by an attorney at law or other authorized representative in connection with a den…

From the proceeds of a sale or encumbrance of the property of such ward, or from such funds as may be collected from the property of the ward, there shall be paid to the county the expense of the support of the ward prior to collection, together with the subsequent expense of suc…

Any estate, interest or lien in property transferred or granted to the board of supervisors under the provisions of Section 17109, or under the provisions of Section 9 of an act entitled “An act to provide for the aid and relief of indigents,” approved June 5, 1933, may be reconv…

Any estate, interest, or lien held by the board of supervisors under the provisions of Section 17109, or under the provisions of Section 9 of an act entitled “An act to provide for the aid and relief of indigents,” approved June 5, 1933, may be subordinated by them to the lien of…

In any case in which the board of supervisors determines, after investigation, that the purposes of this part will be served by releasing or subordinating any lien in whole or in part or reconveying or subordinating in whole or in part any interest or estate transferred or grante…

The releases, reconveyances and subordinations herein provided for shall be authorized by a resolution of the board of supervisors, and the instruments of release, reconveyance, or subordination shall be executed by an officer of the county, designated by the board of supervisors…

There shall be exempt from the transfers and grants authorized by Section 17109 and from execution on claims under Section 17403 against property acquired by persons for the support of whom public moneys have been expended all of the following property: (a) Cash not exceeding one…

Any person who with the intent to defraud, buys or receives a voucher, invoice, or similar document issued for services or merchandise under this part without furnishing such services or merchandise is punishable either by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more …

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is a present and growing need to develop innovative strategies and services to ameliorate and reduce the trauma of domestic violence. There are hundreds of thousands of persons in California who are regularly abused. In many ca…

For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Domestic violence” means abuse committed against an adult or a minor who is a spouse, former spouse, cohabitant, former cohabitant, or person with whom the suspect has had a child or is having or has had a dating or engagement relationship. (b) …

(a) In order to be eligible for funding pursuant to this chapter, a domestic violence shelter-based program shall demonstrate its ability to receive and make use of any funds available from governmental, voluntary, philanthropic, or other sources that may be used to augment any s…

Domestic violence shelter-based programs shall provide all of the following basic services to victims of domestic violence and their children: (a) Shelter on a 24 hours a day, seven days a week basis. (b) A 24 hours a day, seven days a week telephone hotline for crisis calls. (c)…

In addition to the services required in Section 18294, to the extent possible, and in conjunction with already existing community services, the domestic violence shelter-based programs shall provide a method of obtaining the following services for the victims of domestic violence…

The staff of the domestic violence shelter-based program shall work with social service agencies, schools, and law enforcement agencies in an advocacy capacity for those served by the domestic violence shelter-based programs. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 857, Sec. 4. E…

The staff of each domestic violence shelter-based program shall attempt to achieve community support and acceptance of the program by advocating the program to community representatives and groups within the community. Volunteers shall be trained and used to maximum capacity in t…

Inasmuch as domestic violence shelter-based programs are to serve a variety of cultural backgrounds, to the extent feasible, a portion of the domestic violence shelter-based program’s personnel shall be bilingual. An effort shall be made to recruit formerly battered persons as st…

A domestic violence shelter-based program shall maintain annual fiscal reports in a form to be prescribed by the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). (Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 857, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2007.)

An annual report shall be prepared by each domestic violence shelter-based program for submission to the county board of supervisors. The report shall be made available to the public upon request, and shall include all of the following elements: (a) The total number of persons re…

In addition to any other provisions of law concerning the confidentiality of personal information collected by domestic violence shelters, a county shall not require a domestic violence shelter-based program to provide any information not enumerated in Section 18300, or require t…

A county may establish a program for reducing the incidence of domestic violence in the county by establishing or funding domestic violence shelter-based programs that meet the requirements of this chapter. Geographically adjacent counties may combine their respective domestic vi…

(a) At the time of issuance of a marriage license pursuant to Section 26840 of the Government Code, twenty-three dollars ($23) of each fee paid shall be collected by the county clerk for deposit into the county domestic violence shelter-based programs special fund. The fees colle…

Notwithstanding the availability of funds in either the county domestic violence programs special fund, or the availability of community resources, the county may finance domestic violence shelter-based programs as described in Sections 18294 and 18295. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch.…

The county board of supervisors shall consult with the local regional domestic violence coalition, consisting of representatives from existing domestic violence shelter-based programs, in planning for the establishment of a new domestic violence shelter-based program or for ongoi…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 18305, a county may carry over funds deposited in a county domestic violence shelter-based programs special fund until the time that a domestic violence shelter-based program is established to serve the needs of domestic violence victims of the county.…

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors shall direct the local registrar, county recorder, and county clerk to deposit fees collected pursuant to Section 103626 of the Health and Safety Code into a special fund. The county may retain up to 4 percent of the fund for administr…

(a) The Alameda County Board of Supervisors shall direct the local registrar, county recorder, and county clerk to deposit fees collected pursuant to Section 26840.10 of the Government Code and Section 103627 of the Health and Safety Code into a special fund. The county may retai…

The Solano County Board of Supervisors shall direct the local registrar, county recorder, and county clerk to deposit fees collected pursuant to Section 26840.11 of the Government Code and Section 103628 of the Health and Safety Code into a special fund. The county may retain up …

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) There is a large population of persons who have suffered traumatic brain injuries resulting in significant functional impairment. The annual number of brain injuries is greater than the rates of breast cancer, heart att…

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Acquired traumatic brain injury” is an injury that is sustained after birth from an external force to the brain or any of its parts, resulting in cognitive, psychological, neurological, or anatomical change…