CA Health & Safety Code Section 1527


As used in this article:

(a)

“Aircraft” includes, but is not limited to, any airplane, glider, or hot air balloon.

(b)

“Bodily injury” means any bodily injury, sickness, or disease sustained by any person including death at any time resulting therefrom.

(c)

“Foster child” means a person under 19 years of age who has been placed in the care and supervision of licensed foster parents.

(d)

“Foster parent” means the person, and including his or her spouse if the spouse is a resident of the same household, providing care, custody, and control of a foster child in a licensed foster family home or licensed small family home, as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code.

(e)

“Occurrence” means an accident, including continuous or repeated exposure to conditions, which results in bodily injury or personal injury neither expected nor intended by the foster parent. Multiple incidents of a general course of conduct shall be considered one occurrence, regardless of the period of time during which the acts transpired.

(f)

“Motor vehicle” means an automobile, motorcycle, moped, midget automobile, including the type commonly referred to as a kart, go-kart, speedmobile, or by a comparable name whether commercially built or otherwise, trailer or semitrailer designed for travel on public roads, including any machinery or apparatus attached thereto, or snowmobile.

(g)

“Personal injury” means any injury to the feelings or reputation of any person or organization arising out of libel, slander, defamation, or disparagement, wrongful eviction, or entry.

(h)

“Property damage” means any physical injury to, or destruction of, tangible property, including the loss of use thereof at any time resulting therefrom.

(i)

“Watercraft” includes, but is not limited to, any boat, ship, raft, or canoe, whether motorized or not.
Last Updated

Aug. 19, 2023

§ 1527’s source at ca​.gov