California § 340.5 - Whenever pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with Section 360) a social worker is
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 340.5 — Whenever pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with Section 360) a social worker is, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 340.5. Whenever pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with Section 360) a social worker is
(a) Whenever pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with Section 360) a social worker is assigned to provide child welfare services, family reunification services, or other services to a dependent child of the juvenile court, the juvenile court may, for good cause shown and after an ex parte hearing, issue its order restraining the parents of the dependent child from threatening the social worker, or any member of the social workerâs family, with physical harm. (b) For purposes of this section, âgood causeâ means at least one threat of physical harm to the social worker, or any member of the social workerâs family, made by the person who is to be the subject of the restraining order, with the apparent ability to carry out the threat. (c) Violation of a restraining order issued pursuant to this section shall be punishable as contempt.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 340.5 ("Whenever pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with Section 360) a social worker is") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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