{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"306.5","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 306.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. CHILDREN [100. - 1500.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 1. DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT [100. - 1459.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-2/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Juvenile Court Law [200. - 987.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-2/part-1/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 7. Dependent Children—Temporary Custody and Detention [305. - 324.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-2/part-1/chapter-2/article-7"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 747, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 2002.","effective":"2002-01-01","html":"<p>In any case in which a social worker takes a minor into custody pursuant to Section <a href=\"/wic/306\">306</a>, the social worker shall, to the extent that it is practical and appropriate, place the minor together with any siblings or half-siblings who are also detained or include in the report prepared pursuant to Section <a href=\"/wic/319\">319</a> a statement of his or her continuing efforts to place the siblings together or why those efforts are not appropriate.</p>","text":"In any case in which a social worker takes a minor into custody pursuant to Section 306, the social worker shall, to the extent that it is practical and appropriate, place the minor together with any siblings or half-siblings who are also detained or include in the report prepared pursuant to Section 319 a statement of his or her continuing efforts to place the siblings together or why those efforts are not appropriate.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/dependent-children-temporary-custody-and-detention-306-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}