§ 15703 (a) When, from personal observation, an authorized state or …
§ 15703.05 Whether or not medical treatment is required, a physician treating an …
§ 15703.1 (a) Temporary emergency protective custody under this chapter …
§ 15705 (a) A designated county agency shall initiate an investigation …
§ 15705.05 If, as a result of the preliminary hearing, the court determines that …
§ 15705.1 If, as a result of the preliminary hearing, the court determines that …
§ 15705.15 In issuing an emergency order under this article, the court shall …
§ 15705.2 A petition for an emergency order under this article shall set forth …
§ 15705.25 (a) Notice of the filing of a petition for an emergency order …
§ 15705.30 The hearing on a petition for an emergency order under this article …
§ 15705.35 Before any law enforcement agency may implement this article, …
§ 15705.37 This chapter shall be operative in a county only if the county board …
§ 15705.40 This article shall not be used to circumvent the involuntary …

Terms Used In California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 9 > Part 3 > Chapter 12 > Article 3 - Protective Services

  • commission: means the California Transportation Commission. See California Streets and Highways Code 22
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
  • custody: means the legal right to custody of the child unless that right is held jointly by two or more persons, in which case "custody" means the physical custody of the child by one of the persons sharing the right to custody. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 17.1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Person: means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, organization, limited liability company, or business trust. See California Streets and Highways Code 19
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.