California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 15600

WIC § 15600 Effective Jan 1, 1995Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 11 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The Legislature recognizes that elders and dependent adults may be subjected to abuse, neglect, or abandonment and that this state has a responsibility to protect these persons.

(b)The Legislature further recognizes that a significant number of these persons are elderly. The Legislature desires to direct special attention to the needs and problems of elderly persons, recognizing that these persons constitute a significant and identifiable segment of the population and that they are more subject to risks of abuse, neglect, and abandonment.

(c)The Legislature further recognizes that a significant number of these persons have developmental disabilities and that mental and verbal limitations often leave them vulnerable to abuse and incapable of asking for help and protection.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 594, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.