Section 14213.

(a) As used in this title, "missing person" includes, but is not limited to, a child who has been taken, detained, concealed, enticed away, or retained by a parent in violation of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 277) of Title 9 of Part 1. It also includes any child who is missing voluntarily or involuntarily, or under circumstances not conforming to his or her ordinary habits or behavior and who may be in need of assistance.

(b) As used in this title, "evidence that the person is at risk" includes, but is not limited to, evidence or indications of any of the following:

(1) The person missing is the victim of a crime or foul play.

(2) The person missing is in need of medical attention.

(3) The person missing has no pattern of running away or disappearing.

(4) The person missing may be the victim of parental abduction.

(5) The person missing is mentally impaired.

(c) As used in this title, "child" is any person under the age of 18.

(d) As used in this title, "center" means the Violent Crime Information Center.

(e) As used in this title, "dependent adult" is any person described in subdivision (h) of Section 368, regardless of whether the person lives independently.

(f) As used in this title, "dental or medical records or X-rays," include all those records or X-rays which are in the possession of a dentist, physician and surgeon, or medical facility.

(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 617, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2011.)