How can I get off the California Child Abuse Central Index (CACI) under Penal Code 11169 & 11170 if I was listed as a minor?
How can I get off the California Child Abuse Central Index (CACI) under Penal Code 11169 & 11170 if I was listed as a minor?
The California Child Abuse Central Index (CACI) is a database maintained by the California Department of Justice to list individuals suspected of child abuse or severe neglect. Being listed on CACI can be devastating. If your name is listed on CACI, a negative stigma will likely follow you wherever you go. It may be difficult to find and maintain employment, and you will likely find it difficult to obtain professional licenses.…
Read MoreI am Being Placed on the Child Abuse Central Index (CACI) – What Should I Do?
The California Child Abuse Central Index (“CACI”) is a tool created by the California Legislature to protect the health and safety of children. CACI is a list consisting of names of people who are investigated or charged with child abuse. Every child abuse investigation is reported to CACI. The reports detail the investigation of alleged physical abuse, sexual abuse, mental/emotional abuse, and severe neglect of a child. Your name is…
Read MoreHow do I remove my name from the Child Abuse Central Index (CACI) list?
The Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, Penal Code section 11164 et seq. (CANRA) authorizes persons to report suspected child abuse or neglect to certain public agencies, including a county welfare department. Anyone reported is required to register with the CACI. However, an experienced family law attorney can help you get your name removed from the CACI. The CANRA creates three levels of reports: unfounded, substantiated, and inconclusive. An “unfounded…
Read MoreChild Abuse Central Index (CACI). What is CACI – Part 2
In a previous blog, we gave you a basic introduction into the Child Abuse Central Index (CACI). We told you that individuals get added to the CACI after reports and/or investigations into child abuse or neglect are conducted. We told you that such reports list a finding as to each allegation as either “Unfounded”, “Inconclusive”, or “Substantiated.” We will now go over with you what each term means and which…
Read MoreWhat Do I Do If My Child Is Taken Away by Social Workers? Welfare & Institutions Code section 300
Having a child taken away from you can be the most traumatic experience in a parent’s life. Very often children are wrongly separated from a parent because of false allegations or overzealous and unreasonable social workers. It is far too easy for your children to be taken away by county social workers. A false abuse allegation made out of spite after a heated argument can have devastating personal and legal…
Read MoreMy name is on the CACI list. What do i do? – Penal Code Section 11170
The California Child Abuse Central Index, or CACI, is a database of persons with substantiated or inconclusive claims of child abuse: a person who has been charged with child abuse or has been the subject of a child abuse investigation may be placed on CACI. You can be placed CACI list even if the prosecutor never filed child abuse charges against you, you plead guilty to a lesser crime, or…
Read MoreInclusion On The Child Abuse Central Index May Greatly Limit A Person’s Ability To Gain Employment.
The Child Abuse Central Index (CACI) was created by the Legislature in 1965 as a tool for state and local agencies to help protect the health and safety of California’s children. An estimated 819,000 individuals are listed on the CACI list for allegations of child abuse. Even judgments of innocence by the courts will not necessary secure a person’s removal from the list. The CACI list can be accessed by…
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