The probation officer in every county shall do all of the following:
(a) Give assistance to the family conciliation court that the court may request to carry out the purposes of this part, and to that end shall, upon request, make investigations and reports as requested.
(b) In cases pursuant to this part, exercise all the powers and perform all the duties granted or imposed by the laws of this state relating to probation or to probation officers.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)