California · Penal Code

PEN §13879.81: Communities are encouraged to form multijurisdictional groups that include law enforcement officers, prosecutors, public health professionals, and social workers to address the welfare of children end

Civil

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This statute encourages communities to form multijurisdictional groups involving law enforcement, prosecutors, public health professionals, and social workers to develop coordinated standards and protocols for protecting children endangered by parental drug use.

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Communities are encouraged to form multijurisdictional groups that include law enforcement officers, prosecutors, public health professionals, and social workers to address the welfare of children endangered by parental drug use. These coordinated groups should develop standards and protocols, evidenced by memorandums of understanding, that address the following: (a) Felony and misdemeanor arrests. (b) Immediate response of protective social workers to a narcotics crime scene involving a child. (c) Outsourcing protective social workers to law enforcement. (d) Dependency investigations. (e) Forensic drug testing and interviewing. (f) Decontamination of a child found in a lab setting. (g) Medical examinations and developmental evaluations. (h) Creation of two hours of P.O.S.T. drug endangered children awareness training.

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