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DIVISION 6. ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS 6000-6825›PART 2. JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS 6250-6825›CHAPTER 2. Commitment Classification 6331-6609.3›ARTICLE 2. Persons with Intellectual Disabilities 6500-6513

§ 6503

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

The court shall fix a time and place for the hearing of the petition. The time for the hearing shall be set no more than 60 days after the filing of the petition. The court may grant a continuance only upon a showing of good cause. The hearing may, in the discretion of the court, be held at any place which the court deems proper, and which will give opportunity for the production and examination of witnesses.

(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 859, Sec. 3.)

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