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Welfare and Institutions Code § 5008.1

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

Current as of September 28, 2026Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5008.1Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 124. (AB 1470) Effective June 27, 2012.

As used in this division and in Division 4 (commencing with Section 4000), Division 4.1 (commencing with Section 4400), Division 6 (commencing with Section 6000), Division 7 (commencing with Section 7100), and Division 8 (commencing with Section 8000), the term “judicially committed” means all of the following:

(a) Persons who are mentally disordered sex offenders placed in a state hospital or institutional unit for observation or committed to the State Department of State Hospitals pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6300) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 6.

(b) Developmentally disabled persons who are admitted to a state hospital upon application or who are committed to the State Department of Developmental Services by court order pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 6.

(c) Persons committed to the State Department of State Hospitals or a state hospital pursuant to the Penal Code.