Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16167 · Chapter 2.5. Foster Child Ombudsman Program

Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16167

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(a) A toll-free number shall be established for the office.

(b) Social workers and probation officers shall provide foster children with the toll-free telephone number for the office and verbal or written information regarding the existence and purpose of the office.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 293, Sec. 7. (AB 317) Effective January 1, 2022.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC&sectionNum=16167.
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