Welf. & Inst. Code, § 249 · Article 4. The Juvenile Court

Welf. & Inst. Code, § 249

Verbatim from the official edition

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

No order of a referee removing a minor from his home shall become effective until expressly approved by a judge of the juvenile court.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1068.

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=249.
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Welf. & Inst. Code, § 250Printed as Section 249

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