DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES 10000-18999.81›PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 11000-15771›CHAPTER 12. Protective Placements and Custody of Endangered Adults 15700-15705.40›ARTICLE 3. Protective Services 15703-15705.40

§ 15703.1

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) Temporary emergency protective custody under this chapter shall not exceed a period commencing at the time the endangered adult has been taken into protective custody to the first court day commencing not more than 72 hours thereafter.

(b) Upon being taken into temporary emergency custody, the endangered adult shall be transferred to an appropriate temporary residence, pending the outcome of investigation and judicial hearing required by this chapter.

(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 913, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

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