California Penal Code § 368.6

(a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Senior and Disability Justice Act. (b) As used in this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Agency protocol” means a procedure adopted by a local law enforcement agency consistent with the agency’s organizational structure, and stated in a policy adopted pursuant to this section, to effectively and accountably carry out a particular agency responsibility. (2) “Caretaker” has the same meaning as defined in Section 368 and includes caretakers whether or not they are paid. (3) “Dependent adult” has the same meaning as defined in Section 368. (4) “Dependent person” has the same meaning as defined in Section 288. (5) “Disability” includes mental disability and physical disability as defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code, regardless of whether those disabilities are temporary, permanent, congenital, or acquired by heredity, accident, injury, illness, or advanced age. (6) “Domestic violence” has the same meaning as defined in Section 13700 and includes a violation of Section 273.5. (7) “Elder” has the same meaning as defined in Section 368. (8) “Elder and dependent adult abuse” means a violation of Section 368 and includes physical abuse, neglect, financial abuse, abandonment, isolation, abduction, or other treatment with resulting physical harm, pain, or mental suffering, or the deprivation by a care custodian of goods or services that are necessary to avoid physical harm or mental suffering. (9) “Hate crime” has the same meaning as set forth in Sections 422.55 and 422.56. (10) “Human trafficking” means a violation of Section 236.1. (11) “Local law enforcement agency” means every municipal police department and county sheriffs’ department. (12) “Mandated reporting requirements” means any of the following: (A) The requirements of Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 11164) of Chapter 2 of Title 1 of Part 4. (B) The requirements of Sections 15630 and 15630.1 and subdivision (d) of Section 15640 of the Welfare and Institutions Code concerning reporting of elder and dependent adult abuse. (C) The prohibitions on inhibiting or impeding reporting pursuant to the requirements in subparagraph (A) or (B). (13) “Senior and disability victimization” means any of the following: (A) Elder and dependent adult abuse. (B) Unlawful interference with a mandated report. (C) Homicide of an elder, dependent adult, or other adult or child with a disability. (D) Sex crimes against an elder, dependent adult, or other adult or child with a disability. (E) Child abuse of children with disabilities. (F) Violation of relevant protective orders. (G) Hate crimes against persons with actual or perceived disabilities, including, but not limited to, disabilities caused by advanced age, or those associated with them. (H) Domestic violence against an elder, dependent adult, or other adult or child with a disability, including any disability caused by advanced age. (14) “Relevant protective order” means an order by a California or out-of-state court, including, but not limited to, a tribal, federal, United States territorial, or United States military court, protecting an elder, dependent adult, dependent person, or other adult or child with a disability. (15) “Responsible agency” means a local, state, or federal agency with responsibilities concerning senior and disability victimization. This includes, but is not limited to, law enforcement agencies, adult protective services agencies, child protective services agencies, the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman and its designated local agencies, fire and emergency medical services, regional centers pursuant to the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, elder and disability service agencies, sexual assault and domestic violence agencies, elder and dependent adult death review teams, local government human relations commissions, coroners, probate 

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