California § 8710.3 - If the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency has approv
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 8710.3 — If the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency has approv, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8710.3. If the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency has approv
If the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency has approved a family for adoption pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 8708 and that family may be appropriate for placement of a child who has been adjudged a dependent child of the juvenile court, the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency shall register the family with the statewide exchange system established pursuant to Section 8710.2, except in either of the following circumstances: (a) The family refuses to consent to the registration. (b) A specific child or children have already been identified for adoptive placement with the family.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8710.3 ("If the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency has approv") 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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