California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC

WIC §331.5: When any officer has referred or delivered a child to an agency pursuant to Section 307.

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When any officer has referred or delivered a child to an agency pursuant to Section 307.5, and that agency does not initiate a service program for the child within the time periods required by Section 328.3, the referring agency may, within 10 court days following receipt of the notification from the referral agency, apply to the social worker for a review of that decision.

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