Section 16517.5.
Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 16517.5.
in effect(a)
A social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court shall not make an out-of-home placement of a dependent or ward of the court pursuant to this chapter with any of the following:
(1)
A relative of the social worker or probation officer responsible for the placement of the child.
(2)
The spouse of a relative described in paragraph (1).
(b)
A social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court shall not receive compensation for the out-of-home placement of a dependent or ward of the court other than the compensation received as an employee of the county or the state.
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