Fam. Code, § 8919.5 · Chapter 4. Intercountry Adoptions
Fam. Code, § 8919.5
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(a) An intercountry adoption agency shall report the arrival of an adoptee whose adoption was finalized in a foreign country to the department within 14 calendar days of the adoptee’s arrival in California.
(b) If the adoption agency fails to report to the department pursuant to subdivision (a), the department may take appropriate disciplinary action against the adoption agency if it is licensed in the State of California.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 805, Sec. 4. (AB 677) Effective January 1, 2020.
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