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DIVISION 112. PUBLIC HEALTH 131000-131231›PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS 131000-131231›CHAPTER 2. General Powers of the Department 131050-131231›ARTICLE 3. Electronic Violent Death Reporting System 131230-131231

§ 131231

California Health and Safety Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

For purposes of this article, “violent death” means a death resulting from the use of physical force or power against oneself, another person, or a group or community, and includes, but is not limited to, homicide, suicide, legal intervention deaths, unintentional firearm deaths, and undetermined intent deaths.

(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 712, Sec. 2. (SB 877) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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