Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 316.1
Dependent Children—Temporary Custody and Detention
Redline — January 1, 2015 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2019
As of January 1, 2015
(a) (1) Upon his or her appearance before the court, each parent or guardian shall designate for the court his or her permanent mailing address. The court shall advise each parent or guardian that the designated mailing address will be used by the court and the social services agency for notice purposes unless and until the parent or guardian notifies the court or the social services agency of a new mailing address in writing.
(a) Upon his or her appearance before the court, each parent or guardian shall designate for the court his or her permanent mailing address. The court shall advise each parent or guardian that the designated mailing address will be used by the court and the social services agency for notice purposes unless and until the parent or guardian notifies the court or the social services agency of a new mailing address in writing.
(b) Upon his or her appearance before the court, each party who consents to electronic service pursuant to Section 212.5 shall designate for the court his or her electronic service address. The court shall advise each party that the electronic service address will be used by the court and the social services agency for purposes of providing notice pursuant to Sections 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 297, and 342, unless and until the party notifies the court or the social services agency of a new electronic service address in writing or unless the party withdraws consent to electronic service.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the court may permit a child who appears before the court and who is entitled to notice of court proceedings to voluntarily provide the court with a designated electronic mail address for the purpose of receiving notice by electronic mail only under the following circumstances:
(1) If the child is 16 years of age or older, notice shall be served by first-class mail, or if all of the following requirements are satisfied, by electronic mail:
(A) The county, or city and county, and the court choose to permit service by electronic mail.
(B) The child has consented to service by electronic mail by signing Judicial Council Form EFS-005.
(C) The attorney for the child has consented to service of the minor by electronic mail by signing Judicial Council Form EFS-005.
(2) If the child is 14 or 15 years of age, written notice may be served on the child by electronic mail as well as by regular mail if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(A) The county, or city and county, and the court choose to permit service by electronic mail.
(B) The child has consented to service by electronic mail by signing Judicial Council Form EFS-005.
(C) The attorney for the child has consented to service of the minor by electronic mail by signing Judicial Council Form EFS-005.
(c) Notice of court proceedings by electronic mail is not permitted in any of the following circumstances:
(1) For notice of any hearing at which the county welfare department is recommending termination of parental rights, in which case notice may only be served by electronic mail if supplemental and in addition to first-class mail.
(2) If the social worker or probation officer knows or has reason to know that an Indian child is involved, in which case notice shall be given in accordance with Section 224.2.
(3) If the person entitled to notice is a child under 14 years of age.
(d) The Judicial Council may develop a form for the designation of a permanent mailing address by parents and guardians for use by the courts and social services agencies.
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.
(c) A party’s decision not to consent to electronic service and designate an electronic service address, as authorized in subdivision (b), does not preclude the use of electronic means to send information regarding the date, time, and place of a juvenile court hearing, provided that the confidentiality requirement of paragraph (7) of subdivision (a) of Section 212.5 is met. The party does not need to designate an electronic service address in order for the information to be provided electronically. However, information shared, as described in this subdivision, shall only be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any required service or notification made in accordance with any other law governing how that service or notification is provided.
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