§ 15750 (a) The definitions contained in Chapter 11 (commencing with …
§ 15751 Each county welfare department shall establish and support a system …
§ 15752 Each county shall establish and maintain a specialized entity within …
§ 15753 The department shall, to the extent funding for this purpose remains …
§ 15754 (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law governing the …
§ 15755 A law enforcement agency may seek a search warrant from a magistrate …
§ 15760 Adult protective services shall include investigations, needs …
§ 15762 When an allegation of abuse of an elder or dependent adult is …
§ 15763 (a) Each county shall establish an emergency response adult …
§ 15764 Notwithstanding Section 10101.1, a county shall have no share of any …
§ 15765 This chapter shall become operative on May 1, 1999. Commencing with …
§ 15766 The investigation of allegations of elder and dependent adult abuse …
§ 15767 (a) The department, in consultation with representatives from …
§ 15768 (a) The department shall select and award grants to private …

Terms Used In California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 9 > Part 3 > Chapter 13 - Adult Protective Services

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.