California · Penal Code
PEN §11165.5: 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 defi
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This statute defines what constitutes 'abuse or neglect in out-of-home care' by child care facility staff, school employees, and institutional workers, including physical injury, sexual abuse, neglect, and willful harm to children.
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