{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-11165.6","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 11165.6","heading":"","body":"As used in this article, the term “child abuse or neglect” includes physical injury or death inflicted by other than accidental means upon a child by another person, sexual abuse as defined in Section 11165.1, neglect as defined in Section 11165.2, 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, and unlawful corporal punishment or injury as defined in Section 11165.4. “Child abuse or neglect” does not include a mutual affray between minors. “Child abuse or neglect” 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.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 4. PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS [11006. - 14315.]","TITLE 1. INVESTIGATION AND CONTROL OF CRIMES AND CRIMINALS [11006. - 11482.]","CHAPTER 2. Control of Crimes and Criminals [11150. - 11199.5.]","ARTICLE 2.5. Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act [11164. - 11174.3.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"0f2d3ff3dcc38d1962d436c5b87b2d4819904d1df2eba0da3d5fe01c018cc578","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-11165.5","next":"us-ca/pen-11165.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}