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Penal Code § 11166.05

ARTICLE 2.5. Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 11166.05Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 842, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2005.

Any mandated reporter who has knowledge of or who reasonably suspects that a child is suffering serious emotional damage or is at a substantial risk of suffering serious emotional damage, evidenced by states of being or behavior, including, but not limited to, severe anxiety, depression, withdrawal, or untoward aggressive behavior toward self or others, may make a report to an agency specified in Section 11165.9.