Section 306.5

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California Code › Code wic › Division 2 › Part 1 › Chapter 2 › Article 7 › Section 306.5

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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.

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