Welf. & Inst. Code, § 339 · Article 8. Dependent Children—Commencement of Proceedings
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 339
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In case such citation cannot be served, or the person served fails to obey it, or in any case in which it appears to the court that the citation will probably be ineffective, a warrant of arrest may issue on the order of the court either against the parent, or guardian, or the person having the custody of the minor, or with whom the minor is living.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1068.
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