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California Penal Code Section 11165.5

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As used in this article, the term "abuse or neglect in
out-of-home care" includes physical injury or death inflicted upon a
child by another person by other than accidental means, sexual abuse
as defined in Section 11165.1, neglect as defined in Section 11165.2,
unlawful corporal punishment or injury as defined in Section
11165.4, or the willful harming or injuring of a child or the
endangering of the person or health of a child, as defined in Section
11165.3, where the person responsible for the child's welfare is a
licensee, administrator, or employee of any facility licensed to care
for children, or an administrator or employee of a public or private
school or other institution or agency. "Abuse or neglect in
out-of-home care" does not include an injury caused by reasonable and
necessary force used by a peace officer acting within the course and
scope of his or her employment as a peace officer.

Last modified: January 12, 2009