Section 1228.1 Of Article 1. Confessions And Admissions From California Evidence Code >> Division 10. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
1228.1
. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), neither the
signature of any parent or legal guardian on a child welfare services
case plan nor the acceptance of any services prescribed in the child
welfare services case plan by any parent or legal guardian shall
constitute an admission of guilt or be used as evidence against the
parent or legal guardian in a court of law.
(b) A parent's or guardian's failure to cooperate, except for good
cause, in the provision of services specified in the child welfare
services case plan may be used as evidence, if relevant, in any
hearing held pursuant to Section 366.21, 366.22, or 388 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code and at any jurisdictional or
dispositional hearing held on a petition filed pursuant to Section
300, 342, or 387 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.