(a) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

(1) “Address” means a residential street address, school address, or work address of an individual, as specified on the individual’s application to be a program participant under this chapter.

Terms Used In California Government Code 6205.5 v2

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10

(2) “Child abduction” means an act or attempted act made punishable pursuant to Section 278 or 278.5 of the Penal Code.

(3) “Cohabitant” has the same meaning as in subdivision (b) of § 18291 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(4) “Domestic violence” means an act as defined in § 6211 of the Family Code.

(5) “Domicile” means a place of habitation as defined in § 349 of the Elections Code.

(6) “Elder or dependent adult abuse” means an act described in § 15610.07 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or an offense described in § 368 of the Penal Code.

(7) “Household member” means an adult person who resides at the same residential address as the applicant or participant and is related to the applicant or participant by blood, marriage, registered domestic partnership, adoption, or is a cohabitant of an applicant or participant.

(8) “Human trafficking” means any act punishable pursuant to § 236.1 of the Penal Code.

(9) “Program participant” means a person certified as a program participant under Section 6206.

(10) “Sexual assault” means an act or attempted act made punishable by Section 220, 261, 261.5, 264.1, 266c, 269, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.5, 289, or 647.6 of, or former Section 262 or 288a of, the Penal Code.

(11) “Stalking” means an act as defined in § 646.9 of the Penal Code.

(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.

(Repealed (in Sec. 4) and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 642, Sec. 5. (AB 243) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)

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