DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES 10000-18999.8›PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 11000-15771›CHAPTER 2. California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act 11200-11526.5›ARTICLE 7.5. Family Violence Option: Domestic Violence and Welfare 11495-11495.40
§ 11495.12
California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
For purposes of this article, until regulations are adopted pursuant to Section 11495.1, the term “abuse” means battering or subjecting a victim to extreme cruelty by (1) physical acts that resulted in or threatened to result in physical injury, (2) sexual abuse, (3) sexual activity involving a child in the home, (4) being forced to participate in nonconsensual sexual acts or activities, (5) threats of, or attempts at, physical or sexual abuse, (6) mental abuse, (7) neglect or deprivation of medical care, or (8) stalking.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 155. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)
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