Welfare and Institutions Code section 15610.39

“Imminent danger” means a substantial probability that an elder or dependent adult is in imminent or immediate risk of death or serious physical harm, through either his or her own action or inaction, or as a result of the action or inaction of another person.

Source: Section 15610.39, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=15610.39. (updated Jan. 1, 2003; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_15610.39

Original Source: Section 15610.39, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=15610.39. (last accessed May 12, 2025).