California AB1688 mandates county welfare agencies to notify attorneys of substantiated child abuse or neglect reports within 36 hours.

California AB1688 amends the Penal Code to require county welfare agencies to notify attorneys representing children in dependency court within 36 hours of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect in out-of-home placements. The notice must not disclose the identity of the reporting party or any person named or referenced in the report. The bill also mandates that agencies notify the licensing office within 24 hours of reports of abuse or the death of a child in a licensed facility.

California AB1688 mandates county welfare agencies to notify attorneys of substantiated child abuse or neglect reports within 36 hours.

California AB1688 amends the Penal Code to require county welfare agencies to notify attorneys representing children in dependency court within 36 hours of a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect in out-of-home placements. The notice must not disclose the identity of the reporting party or any person named or referenced in the report. The bill also mandates that agencies notify the licensing office within 24 hours of reports of abuse or the death of a child in a licensed facility.