Welfare and Institutions Code section 15751

Each county welfare department shall establish and support a system of protective services to elderly and dependent adults who may be subjected to neglect, abuse, or exploitation, or who are unable to protect their own interest.

This system shall be known as the county adult protective services system.

Source: Section 15751, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=15751. (updated Jan. 1, 2003; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_15751

Original Source: Section 15751, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=15751. (last accessed May 12, 2025).