Section 1567.3 Of Article 8. Community Care Facilities For Wards Of The Juvenile Court From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 8.
1567.3
. (a) No licensed community care facility may receive a ward
of the juvenile court as described in Section 602 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code until the probation officer of the county in which
the community care facility is located has received notice, in
writing, by fax, or electronically transmitted, of the placement, as
prescribed in Section 740 of the Welfare and Institutions Code,
including the name of the ward, the juvenile record of the ward,
including any known prior offenses or gang affiliation, and the ward'
s county of residence, from the probation officer of the county
making the placement, or, in the case of a ward of the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities, the
parole officer in charge of the case. The licensed community care
facility shall maintain a copy of this notice on file as evidence of
compliance with this section.
(b) (1) The probation officer of a county making an out-of-county
placement of a ward of the juvenile court as described in Section 602
of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall notify the probation
officer of the county in which the community care facility is located
at least 24 hours prior to receipt of the ward by the licensed
community care facility. If the ward is received on a weekend or
holiday, notification shall be made by the end of the next business
day.
(2) A probation officer of a county making an out-of-county
placement of a ward of the juvenile court who makes a notification
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall also send, at that time, a copy of
the notification to the community care facility where the ward is
being placed.