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AR 603.7Page 3 of 9CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION ANDREPORTINGAdministrative RegulationsResponsibility for ReportingThe reporting duties of mandated reporters are individual and cannot be delegated to anotherperson (Penal Code Section 11166).When two or more mandated reporters jointly have knowledge of a known or suspected instance of childabuse or neglect, and when there is agreement among them, the report may be made by a member of theteam selected by mutual agreement and a single report may be made and signed by the selected member ofthe reporting team. Any member who has knowledge that the member designated to report has failed to doso shall thereafter make the report (Penal Code Section 11166).Reporting the information to an employer, supervisor, school principal, school counselor, co-worker, orother person shall not be a substitute for making a mandated report to the appropriate agency (Penal CodeSection 11166).No supervisor or administrator shall impede or inhibit a mandated reporter from making a report(Penal Code Section 11166).Any person not identified as a mandated reporter who has knowledge of or observes a child whomhe/she knows or reasonably suspects has been a victim of child abuse or neglect may report theknown or suspected instance of child abuse or neglect to the appropriate agency (Penal CodeSection 11166).Reporting ProceduresInitial Telephone ReportImmediately or as soon as practicably possible after knowing or observing suspected child abuse orneglect, a mandated reporter shall make a report to any county welfare department, policedepartment, or the sheriff's department (Penal Code Sections 11165.9 and 11166).Kern County Department of Human Services - Child Protective ServicesP. O. Box 511Bakersfield, CA 93302Child Abuse Hotline 631-6011Bakersfield Police Department/Child Abuse Detective1601 Truxtun AvenueBakersfield, CA 93301Telephone: 326-3855 or 326-3846