CHAPTER 12. Protective Placements and Custody of Endangered Adults
Chapter 12 added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 913, Sec. 1.
§§ 15700–15705.40 · 18 sections
ARTICLE 1. General § 15700 · 1 section
- § 15700 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Elder and dependent adults may be subjected to abuse, neglect, or abandonment, and that this…
ARTICLE 2. Definitions §§ 15701–15701.4 · 4 sections
- § 15701 The definitions contained in this article and Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 15600) shall govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 15701.05 “Appropriate temporary residence” means any of the following: (a) A home or dwelling belonging to a member of the endangered adult’s family or next of kin, if…
- § 15701.25 “Endangered adult” means a dependent or elder adult who is at immediate risk of serious injury or death, due to suspected abuse or neglect and who demonstrates…
- § 15701.4 “Appropriate temporary protective services” means those services provided to ensure that the endangered adult is protected from the immediate risk of serious…
ARTICLE 3. Protective Services §§ 15703–15705.40 · 13 sections
- § 15703 (a) When, from personal observation, an authorized state or local law enforcement officer or designated employee of a county department of social services or…
- § 15703.05 Whether or not medical treatment is required, a physician treating an adult may, if he or she determines that the person is an endangered adult, delay the…
- § 15703.1 (a) Temporary emergency protective custody under this chapter shall not exceed a period commencing at the time the endangered adult has been taken into…
- § 15705 (a) A designated county agency shall initiate an investigation and file a petition for issuance of an emergency protective services order within 24 hours after…
- § 15705.05 If, as a result of the preliminary hearing, the court determines that probable cause does not exist to continue temporary emergency protective custody, the…
- § 15705.1 If, as a result of the preliminary hearing, the court determines that probable cause continues to exist for temporary emergency protective custody, the court…
- § 15705.15 In issuing an emergency order under this article, the court shall adhere to all of the following limitations: (a) Only those protective services that are…
- § 15705.2 A petition for an emergency order under this article shall set forth all of the following information: (a) The name, address, and interest of the petitioner.…
- § 15705.25 (a) Notice of the filing of a petition for an emergency order shall be given, in language as understandable by the endangered adult as reasonably possible, at…
- § 15705.30 The hearing on a petition for an emergency order under this article shall be held under all of the following conditions: (a) The person with respect to whom an…
- § 15705.35 Before any law enforcement agency may implement this article, including the taking of any person into protective custody pursuant to Section 15703, the law…
- § 15705.37 This chapter shall be operative in a county only if the county board of supervisors has adopted a resolution to make this chapter operative in that county.
- § 15705.40 This article shall not be used to circumvent the involuntary commitment process provided for pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 5150) of Part 1 of…