16517.5. (Added by renumbering Section 16517 (as added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 497, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 631.)
(a)A social worker or probation officer acting as an…#
(a) A social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court shall not make an out-of-home placement of a dependent or ward of the court pursuant to this chapter with any of the following:
(1) A relative of the social worker or probation officer responsible for the placement of the child.
(2) The spouse of a relative described in paragraph (1).
(b)A social worker or probation officer acting as an…#
(b) A social worker or probation officer acting as an officer of the court shall not receive compensation for the out-of-home placement of a dependent or ward of the court other than the compensation received as an employee of the county or the state.