California Welfare and Institutions Code 13310 – A county shall make its best efforts to provide an undocumented minor …
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A county shall make its best efforts to provide an undocumented minor or nonminor dependent in foster care under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court with access to immigration legal services. This access may be provided by the child welfare agency through outside legal service providers.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 528, Sec. 3. (AB 829) Effective January 1, 2022.)
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 13310
- County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.