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The law states that CPS will inform the reporter “what action, if any, was taken to protect the health and welfare of the child.” This includes advising the reporter if the report was screened out.
Show your willingness to work with CPS while firmly asserting your innocence. Consider Civil Action for False Allegations: If the allegations against you are proven to be knowingly false, you may have grounds for a civil lawsuit against the accuser for defamation, malicious prosecution, or emotional distress.
(12)(a) "Emergency protective custody" means the right to physical custody of a child for a temporary period of no more than twenty-four hours to protect the child from imminent danger. (b) Emergency protective custody may be taken only by a law enforcement officer pursuant to this chapter.
While CPS cannot provide you with the reporter's identifying information upon your initial request (unless there is a rare situation where the person making the report waives confidentiality as to their identity in writing), the law provides a more formal way to obtain that information, but only if certain conditions ...
Our laws require CPS to work under very strict confidentiality rules, for the protection of everybody involved. The workers cannot share information about the report. You can be assured that if the hotline took your report, CPS is responding to the situation.
What Happens After a CPS Case Is Closed? Once your case is closed, you're no longer under active investigation or monitoring. If no one filed criminal charges, the investigation will typically stay off of your record and background checks.
The reporting individual's identity will be confidential unless they choose to tell you.
The short answer is no. CPS cases and Juvenile dependency cases are not open to the public in California. This is because of the confidential nature of the proceedings.