Penal Code - PEN
PART 4. PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS [11006 - 14315]
( Part 4 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1385. ) TITLE 1. INVESTIGATION AND CONTROL OF CRIMES AND CRIMINALS [11006 - 11482]
( Title 1 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1385. ) CHAPTER 2. Control of Crimes and Criminals [11150 - 11199.5]
( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 70. ) ARTICLE 2.5. Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act [11164 - 11174.3]
( Heading of Article 2.5 amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1444, Sec. 1. ) 11165.3.
As used in this article, “the willful harming or injuring of a child or the endangering of the person or health of a child,” means a situation in which any person willfully causes or permits any child to suffer, or inflicts thereon, unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering, or having the care or custody of any child, willfully causes or permits the person or health of the child to be placed in a situation in which his or her person or health is endangered.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)