California § 354 - Except where a minor is in custody, any hearing on a petition filed pursuant to A
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 354 — Except where a minor is in custody, any hearing on a petition filed pursuant to A, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 354. Except where a minor is in custody, any hearing on a petition filed pursuant to A
Except where a minor is in custody, any hearing on a petition filed pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 325) of this chapter may be continued by the court for not more than 10 days in addition to any other continuance authorized in this chapter whenever the court is satisfied that an unavailable and necessary witness will be available within such time. If the court knows or has reason to know that the child is an Indian child, the failure to retain in a timely manner the services of a qualified expert witness shall not, in and of itself, demonstrate that a necessary witness is unavailable.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 354 cover?
Section 354 ("Except where a minor is in custody, any hearing on a petition filed pursuant to A") 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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