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Health and Safety Code § 24402

CHAPTER 3.5. Excited Delirium

Current as of September 28, 2026Health & Saf. Code, § 24402Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 431, Sec. 2. (AB 360) Effective January 1, 2024.

A peace officer shall not use the term excited delirium to describe an individual in an incident report completed by a peace officer. A peace officer may describe the characteristics of an individual’s conduct, but shall not generally describe the individual’s demeanor, conduct, or physical and mental condition at issue as excited delirium.