California · Family Code

FAM §7903: The phrase “appropriate public authorities” as used in Article 3 of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children means, with reference to this state, the State Department of Social Services, an

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This statute defines 'appropriate public authorities' under an interstate compact on child placement to mean the State Department of Social Services within this state.

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The phrase “appropriate public authorities” as used in Article 3 of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children means, with reference to this state, the State Department of Social Services, and that department shall receive and act with reference to notices required by Article 3 of the compact.

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