{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"7357","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 7357","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 7. Leave of Absence, Discharge, and Restoration to Capacity of Persons Other Than the Mentally Disordered Criminals [7350. - 7362.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-7/chapter-2/article-7"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 130.   (AB 1847)   Effective January 1, 2015.","effective":"2015-01-01","html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/leave-of-absence-discharge-and-restoration-to-capacity-of-7357","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}