California § 11165.5. 11165.5. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 393, Sec. 1.)

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§ 11165.5. — 11165.5. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 393, Sec. 1.)

California § 11165.5.

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Part 4.TITLE 1. INVESTIGATION AND CONTROL OF CRIMES AND CRIMINALS

Ch. 2.CHAPTER 2. Control of Crimes and Criminals

Art. 2.5.ARTICLE 2.5. Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 11165.5. (2026).

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As used in this article, the term “abuse or neglect in out-of-home care” includes physical injury or death inflicted upon a child by another person by other than accidental means, sexual abuse as defined in Section 11165.1, neglect as defined in Section 11165.2, unlawful corporal punishment or injury as defined in Section 11165.4, or the willful harming or injuring of a child or the endangering of the person or health of a child, as defined in Section 11165.3, where the person responsible for the child’s welfare is a licensee, administrator, or employee of any
				  facility licensed to care for children, or an administrator or employee of a public or private school or other institution or agency. “Abuse or neglect in out-of-home care” does not include an injury caused by reasonable and ne

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As used in this article, the term “abuse or neglect in out-of-home care” includes physical injury or death inflicted upon a child by another person by other than accidental means, sexual abuse as defined in Section 11165.1, neglect as defined in Section 11165.2, unlawful corporal punishment or injury as defined in Section 11165.4, or the willful harming or injuring of a child or the endangering of the person or health of a child, as defined in Section 11165.3, where the person responsible for the child’s welfare is a licensee, administrator, or employee of any
facility licensed to care for children, or an administrator or employee of a public or private school or other institution or agency. “Abuse or neglect in out-of-home care” does not include an injury caused by reasonable and necessary force used by a peace officer acting within the course and scope of his or her employment as a peace officer.