California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §1596.65: (a) An employment agency, as defined in Section 1812.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Employment agencies cannot place unlicensed child care providers with parents unless the provider is a trustline applicant or registered. Violations are misdemeanors punishable by a $100 fine.

Read the full statutory text

(a) An employment agency, as defined in Section 1812.501 of the Civil Code, that refers a child care provider to parents or guardians who are not required to be a licensed child day care facility shall not make a placement of a child care provider who is not a trustline applicant or a registered child care provider. (b) Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100).

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