5-02/045.00 - Child Abuse/Dependency Cases (300 WIC)



Deputy personnel investigating an instance of child abuse or neglect must observe conditions concerning the subject or the environment of the subject which would be reasonable cause to believe a crime is being committed, and shall articulate those facts on a Incident Report.

Deputy personnel shall gather written statements of physicians, statements of victims and witnesses, and seize any pertinent evidence for inclusion into the report.