{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-16006","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 16006","heading":"","body":"Children and nonminor dependents in out-of-home care shall be placed according to their gender identity, regardless of the gender or sex listed in their court or child welfare records.","path":["Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC","DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","PART 4. SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN [16000. - 16589.]","CHAPTER 1. Foster Care Placement [16000. - 16014.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c7c28c11fa7c90ac54d0d7027f2ae3d7336954f81675d5228dceca0d52da11f4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-16005","next":"us-ca/wic-16010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}