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Welfare and Institutions Code § 16509

CHAPTER 5. State Child Welfare Services

Current as of September 28, 2026Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16509Official source ↗

Added by renumbering Section 16508 by Stats. 1982, Ch. 978, Sec. 58. Effective September 13, 1982.

Cultural and religious child-rearing practices and beliefs which differ from general community standards shall not in themselves create a need for child welfare services unless the practices present a specific danger to the physical or emotional safety of the child.