California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 1 - Attorney General › Chapter 9 - Report of Child Abuse › Article 1 - Administration of the Child Abuse Central Index › Section 901 - Form Required for Submitting Report of Suspected Child Abuse or Severe Neglect

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Agencies
				  required to report instances of known or suspected child abuse or severe neglect for
				  inclusion in CACI pursuant to Penal Code 11169 shall make their report of known or
				  suspected abuse or severe neglect on the BCIA 8583. All information on the BCIA 8583
				  must be fully and accurately completed by the submitting agency.
(b) The following BCIA 8583 shall be used for
				  submitting reports of child abuse or severe neglect to the DOJ:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
CHILD ABUSE OR SEVERE NEGLECT INDEXING FORM (BCIA
					 8583)
GUIDELINES FOR USE AND COMPLETION
(For specific legal requirements regarding reporting abuse
					 or severe neglect, refer to California Penal Code sections
					 11164 through
					 11174.3.)
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REPORTING CHILD ABUSE OR SEVERE NEGLECT TO
					 DOJ
An agency subject to the requirements of Penal Code sections
					 11165.9 and
					 11169(a)
					 must report to the DOJ every incident of suspected child abuse or severe neglect for
					 which it conducts an investigation and for which it determines that the allegations
					 of child abuse or severe neglect are not unfounded. The agency must report on the
					 Child Abuse or Severe Neglect Indexing Form (BCIA 8583) indicating the agency's
					 finding of possible child abuse or severe neglect.
Submit the completed BCIA 8583 to the DOJ as soon as possible
					 after completion of the investigation because the information may contribute to the
					 success of another investigation. It is essential that the information on the form
					 be complete, accurate and timely to provide the maximum benefit in protecting
					 children and identifying instances of suspected abuse or severe neglect.
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WHAT INCIDENTS MUST BE REPORTED
Abuse of a minor child, i.e., a person under the age of 18
					 years, involving any one of the below abuse types:
(Refer to Penal Code sections
					 11165.1 through
					 11165.6 for
					 definitions.)
. Physical injury
. Mental/emotional suffering
. Sexual (abuse, assault and exploitation)
. Severe neglect
. Willful harming/endangerment
. Unlawful corporal punishment/injury
. Death
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
. Indicate whether you are submitting an INITIAL REPORT or an
					 AMENDED REPORT by checking the appropriate box at the top of the form.
. All information blocks contained on the BCIA 8583 should be
					 completed by the submitting child protective agency. If information is not
					 available, indicate "UNK" in the applicable field.
. Section B, block 2. The finding that allegations of child
					 abuse or severe neglect are not unfounded is.
SUBSTANTIATED -- Defined by Penal Code section
					 11165.12(b)
					 to mean circumstances where the evidence makes it more likely than not that child
					 abuse or neglect, as defined, occurred.
INCONCLUSIVE -- Defined by Penal Code section
					 11165.12(c)
					 to mean circumstances where child abuse or neglect are determined not to be
					 unfounded, as defined, but the findings are inconclusive and there is insufficient
					 evidence to determine whether child abuse or neglect, as defined, has
					 occurred.
. Section C, AMENDED REPORT INFORMATION -- Only use this section
					 to update information previously submitted on BCIA 8583. Attach a copy of the
					 original BCIA 8583 and complete Sections A, C, and all other applicable
					 fields.
CHANGED TO INCONCLUSIVE -- A previously submitted BCIA 8583
					 indicated as SUBSTANTIATED is being reclassified to INCONCLUSIVE.
CHANGED TO SUBSTANTIATED -- A previously submitted BCIA 8583
					 indicated as INCONCLUSIVE is being reclassified to SUBSTANTIATED.
NOW UNFOUNDED -- A previously submitted BCIA 8583 indicated as
					 SUBSTANTIATED or INCONCLUSIVE is being reclassified to UNFOUNDED.
ADDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -- Supplementary information is
					 being provided for a previously submitted BCIA 8583. (Cases in which subsequent
					 child death has resulted must be reported.)
CORRECTED REPORT INFORMATION -- Check this box to indicate that
					 information submitted on an initial BCIA 8583 is being corrected.
UNDERLYING INVESTIGATIVE FILE NO LONGER AVAILABLE -- Check this
					 area if your agency no longer retains the underlying investigative file that
					 supports a previously submitted BCIA 8583.
COMMENT -- Use this area only if you are reporting amended
					 information that relates to one victim or suspect there is a need to clarify which
					 victim or suspect the amended information applies to when the initial report
					 contained multiple victims and/or suspects.
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WHERE TO SEND THE FORM
(
For DOJ
					 Reporting Only)
Department of Justice
Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis
P.O. Box 903387
Sacramento, CA 94203-3870
ATTENTION: Child Protection Program
Telephone: (916) 227-3285
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1. New section
					 filed 7-17-98; operative 7-17-98 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 98, No. 29).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 4-22-2002;
					 operative 5-22-2002 (Register 2002, No. 17).
3. Amendment filed
					 5-12-2006; operative 6-11-2006 (Register 2006, No. 19).
4. Amendment of
					 section heading, repealer and new section (including relocation and amendment of
					 form BCIA 8583 from section
					 903 to section
					 901) and amendment of NOTE filed
					 1-5-2010; operative 1-5-2010 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4
					 (Register 2010, No. 2).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						11170(a)(1),
						Penal Code. Reference: Sections
						11169(a)
						and
						11170(a)(1),
						Penal Code.