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Education Code § 49005.4

ARTICLE 5.2. Restraint and Seclusion

Current as of September 28, 2026Ed. Code, § 49005.4Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 998, Sec. 1. (AB 2657) Effective January 1, 2019.

An educational provider may use seclusion or a behavioral restraint only to control behavior that poses a clear and present danger of serious physical harm to the pupil or others that cannot be immediately prevented by a response that is less restrictive.