California Code of Regulations
Title 22 - Social Security
Division 13 - Department of Child Support Services
Chapter 1 - Program Administration
Subchapter 1 - Operations
Article 1 - Definitions
Section 110140 - Child Abuse
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
"Child abuse" means any of the following:
(a) A physical injury which is inflicted by other than accidental means on a child by another person.
(b) The sexual abuse of a child or any act or omission proscribed by Penal Code, Sections 273a(a) or 273d(a).
(c) The neglect of a child or abuse in out-of-home care, as defined in Section 11165.5, Penal Code.
(d) The willful cruelty or unjustifiable punishment of a child, as defined in Section 11165.3, Penal Code.
(e) The unlawful corporal punishment or injury of a child, as defined in Section 11165.4, Penal Code.
(f) The emotional or mental abuse of a child.
1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former section 112015 to new section 110140 filed 3-24-2006 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2006, No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 17306, 17310 and 17312, Family Code. Reference: Sections 17306, 17310 and 17312, Family Code.
