Section 11165.12 Of Article 2.5. Child Abuse And Neglect Reporting Act From California Penal Code >> Title 1. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.5.
11165.12
. As used in this article, the following definitions shall
control:
(a) "Unfounded report" means a report that is determined by the
investigator who conducted the investigation to be false, to be
inherently improbable, to involve an accidental injury, or not to
constitute child abuse or neglect, as defined in Section 11165.6.
(b) "Substantiated report" means a report that is determined by
the investigator who conducted the investigation to constitute child
abuse or neglect, as defined in Section 11165.6, based upon evidence
that makes it more likely than not that child abuse or neglect, as
defined, occurred. A substantiated report shall not include a report
where the investigator who conducted the investigation found the
report to be false, inherently improbable, to involve an accidental
injury, or to not constitute child abuse or neglect as defined in
Section 11165.6.
(c) "Inconclusive report" means a report that is determined by the
investigator who conducted the investigation not to be unfounded,
but the findings are inconclusive and there is insufficient evidence
to determine whether child abuse or neglect, as defined in Section
11165.6, has occurred.