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Welfare and Institutions Code § 8050

CHAPTER 2. Research Concerning Sexual Deviation and Sex Crimes

Current as of September 28, 2026Welf. & Inst. Code, § 8050Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 199. (AB 1470) Effective June 27, 2012.

The State Department of State Hospitals shall plan, conduct, and cause to be conducted scientific research into sex crimes against children and into methods of identifying those who commit sexual offenses.