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DIVISION 4.1. DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES 4400-4499›PART 2. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE INSTITUTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED 4440-4499›CHAPTER 1. Jurisdiction and General Government 4440-4474.8

§ 4444

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

All lands necessary for the use of state hospitals except those acquired by gift, devise, or purchase, shall be acquired by condemnation as lands for other public uses are acquired.

The terms of every purchase shall be approved by the State Department of Developmental Services. No public street or road for railway or other purposes, except for hospital use, shall be opened through the lands of any state hospital, unless the Legislature by special enactment consents thereto.

(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)

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