GroundRules
WIC § 16517.5
Where this section sits in the code
- Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
- DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]
- PART 4. SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN [16000. - 16589.]
- CHAPTER 5. State Child Welfare Services [16500. - 16523.59.]
(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.
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