Section 13879.81 Of Chapter 8.6. Law Enforcement Response To Drug Endangered Children From California Penal Code >> Title 6. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 8.6.
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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.