CHAPTER 3.5. Excited Delirium [24400. - 24403.]

Chapter 3.5 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 431, Sec. 2.

§§ 24400–24403 · 4 sections

• § 24400 For the purposes of this chapter, “excited delirium” means a term used to describe a person’s state of agitation, excitability, paranoia, extreme aggression,…
• § 24401 (a) Excited delirium shall not be recognized as a valid medical diagnosis or cause of death in this state. (b) A state or local government entity, or employee…
• § 24402 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…
• § 24403 Pursuant to Section 1156.5 of the Evidence Code, evidence that a person suffered or experienced excited delirium is inadmissible in any civil action. A party…