{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"7254","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 7254","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 7. MENTAL INSTITUTIONS [7100. - 7700.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-7"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. State Hospitals for the Mentally Disordered [7200. - 7375.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-7/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Patients’ Care [7250. - 7254.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-7/chapter-2/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 165.   (AB 1470)   Effective June 27, 2012.","effective":"2012-06-27","html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/patients-care-7254","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}