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Who is considered a “victim” or a “person in an emergency” under this law?
You are a victim of abuse if you have been subjected to:
- domestic violence;
- elder abuse or dependent adult abuse;
- human trafficking;
- sexual assault, which includes eight crimes found in Section(a)(5)(D) of this law; or
- stalking as defined by the civil code and criminal code.1
You are a victim of crime if someone has committed a misdemeanor or felony crime against you.2
You are considered a person in an emergency if you believe that immediate action is needed to prevent the loss of or damage to:
- life
- health; or
- property.3
1 Cal.Civ.Code § 1946.8(a)(5)
2 Cal.Civ.Code § 1946.8(a)(6)
3 Cal.Civ.Code § 1946.8(a)(1)
