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DIVISION 7. MENTAL INSTITUTIONS 7100-7700›CHAPTER 2. State Hospitals for the Mentally Disordered 7200-7375›ARTICLE 7. Leave of Absence, Discharge, and Restoration to Capacity of Persons Other Than the Mentally Disordered Criminals 7350-7362

§ 7357

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

The superintendent of a state hospital, on filing his or her written certificate with the Director of State Hospitals, may discharge a patient who, in his or her judgment, has recovered or did not, at time of admission, have a mental health disorder.

(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 130. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)

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