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Welfare and Institutions Code § 15610.39

ARTICLE 2. Definitions

Current as of September 28, 2026Welf. & Inst. Code, § 15610.39Official source ↗Ask about this

Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 54, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.

“Imminent danger” means a substantial probability that an elder or dependent adult is in imminent or immediate risk of death or serious physical harm, through either his or her own action or inaction, or as a result of the action or inaction of another person.