California Welfare and Institutions Code ARTICLE 6 - Dependent Children—Jurisdiction

• Section 300.
  A child who comes within any of the following descriptions is within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court which may adjudge that person to be...
• Section 300.1.
  Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 361 and Section 16507, family reunification services shall not be provided to a child adjudged a dependent pursuant to subdivision...
• Section 300.2.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the purpose of the provisions of this chapter relating to dependent children is to provide maximum safety and protection...
• Section 300.3.
  (a) Notwithstanding Section 215 or 272, or any other provision of law, a child or nonminor whose jurisdiction is modified pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section...
• Section 300.5.
  In any case in which a child is alleged to come within the provisions of Section 300 on the basis that he or she is...
• Section 301.
  (a) In any case in which a social worker, after investigation of an application for petition or other investigation he or she is authorized to make,...
• Section 302.
  (a) A juvenile court may assume jurisdiction over a child described in Section 300 regardless of whether the child was in the physical custody of both...
• Section 303.
  (a) The court may retain jurisdiction over any person who is found to be a ward or a dependent child of the juvenile court until the...
• Section 304.
  After a petition has been filed pursuant to Section 311, and until the time that the petition is dismissed or dependency is terminated, no other...
• Section 304.7.
  (a) The Judicial Council shall develop and implement standards for the education and training of all judges who conduct hearings pursuant to Section 300. The training...

Last modified: October 22, 2018