§ 4906

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

(a) The protection and advocacy agency may not obtain access through the use of physical force to facilities, programs, service recipients, residents, or records required by the division if this access is delayed or denied.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), nothing in this division is intended to preclude the protection and advocacy agency from pursuing appropriate legal remedies to enforce its access authority under this division or applicable federal law.

(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 878, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2004.)

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