California Welfare and Institutions Code
§ 340
WIC § 340 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 8
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)Whenever a petition has been filed in the juvenile court alleging that a minor comes within Section 300 and praying for a hearing on that petition, or whenever any subsequent petition has been filed praying for a hearing in the matter of the minor and it appears to the court that the circumstances of his or her home environment may endanger the health, person, or welfare of the minor, or whenever a dependent minor has run away from his or her court-ordered placement, a protective custody warrant may be issued immediately for the minor.
(b)A protective custody warrant may be issued without filing a petition under Section 300 if the court finds probable cause to support all of the following:
(1)The child is a person described in Section 300.
…
Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 262, Sec. 1. (AB 1401) Effective January 1, 2018.