CA SB1123

Amends Penal Code Section 368.5 to define "elder and dependent adult abuse" for law enforcement policy purposes, incorporating definitions from Welfare and Institutions Code Section 15610 and its related articles.

Requires local law enforcement agencies to include the statutory definition of elder and dependent adult abuse in their policy manuals during their next policy revision process.

Mandates policy manuals include elements of Penal Code Sections 368(c) and 368(f) offenses, clarification that law enforcement has exclusive responsibility for criminal investigations, and that adult protective services and ombudsman programs may assist if requested.

Defines "elder and dependent adult abuse" to include physical abuse, neglect, abandonment, isolation, abduction, other treatment causing physical harm or mental suffering, deprivation of necessary goods or services by a care custodian, and financial abuse.

Approved by Governor September 29, 2020, with no appropriation or fiscal impact on local programs.