DIVISION 7. MENTAL INSTITUTIONS 7100-7700›CHAPTER 2. State Hospitals for the Mentally Disordered 7200-7375›ARTICLE 3. Patients’ Care 7250-7254

§ 7254

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

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Department of State Hospitals shall have the authority to require that patients committed to a state mental health facility pursuant to Section 1026 of, and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1367) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, and Sections 6316 and 6321 of this code shall wear identifiable clothing in a secured area of the facility.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 165. (AB 1470) Effective June 27, 2012.)

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