California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 826.7

Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 468, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.

Juvenile case files that pertain to a child who died as the result of abuse or neglect shall be released by the custodian of records of the county welfare department or agency to the public pursuant to Section 10850.4 or an order issued pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 827.

Cite this section

Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 826.7 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wic/division-2-children/part-1-delinquents-and-wards-of-the-juvenile-court/chapter-2-juvenile-court-law/article-22-wards-and-dependent-children-records/section-826.7

Other sections in Article 22 - Wards and Dependent Children—Records

§ 825§ 825.5§ 826§ 826.5§ 826.6§ 826.7§ 826.8§ 826.9§ 827§ 827.1…§ 827.9§ 827.95§ 828§ 828.1§ 828.3§ 829§ 830§ 830.1§ 831§ 832

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