Welf. & Inst. Code, § 248.5 · Article 4. The Juvenile Court
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 248.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
All written findings and orders of the court shall be served by the clerk of the court personally, by first-class mail, or by electronic service pursuant to Section 212.5, within three judicial days of their issuance on the petitioner, the minor or the minor’s counsel, the parent or the parent’s counsel, and the guardian or the guardian’s counsel.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 319, Sec. 110. (AB 976) Effective January 1, 2018.
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