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2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions, Construction and Standard Forms › Section 6253.

6253. Wherever provision is made in this code for court-appointed medical examiners to make and sign a certificate showing the facts of an examination in the case of a person alleged to be subject to judicial commitment, the certificate shall be in substantially the following form:
In the Superior Court of the State of California
for the County of ________
In the Superior Court of the State of California
for the County of ________
The People
For the Best Interest and Protection of
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Certificate
of Medical
Examiners
as a and
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Concerning ,
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_____ Respondents
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We, Dr. ________ and Dr. ________, medical examiners in the County of ________, duly appointed and certified as such, do hereby certify under our hands that we have examined ________, alleged to be a ________, and have attended before a judge of said court at the hearing on the petition concerning said person, and have heard the testimony of all witnesses, and, as a result of the examination, have testified under oath before the court to the following facts concerning the alleged ____________:
Name
Address
Age Sex
Occupation Marital status
(Single, married, widowed, divorced)
Religious belief
Pertinent case history
General physical condition
Present mental status
Laboratory reports (if any)
Tentative diagnosis of mental health
Recommendation for disposition or supervision, treatment and care
Reason for the recommendation
Date ________________
_____ _____ Medical Examiner
_____ _____ Medical Examiner
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions, Construction and Standard Forms › Section 6254.

6254. Wherever provision is made in this code for an order of commitment by a superior court, the order of commitment shall be in substantially the following form:
In the Superior Court of the State of California
For the County of ____
The People
For the Best Interest and Protection of
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Order for Care,
Hospitalization,
or Commitment
as a ,
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and Concerning
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, Respondents
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The petition dated ________, alleging that ________, having been presented to this court on the ________ day of ________, 20__, and an order of detention issued thereon by a judge of the superior court of this county, and a return of the said order:
And it further appearing that the provisions of Sections 6250 to 6254, inclusive, of the Welfare and Institutions Code have been complied with;
And it further appearing that Dr. ________ and Dr. ________, two regularly appointed and qualified medical examiners of this county, have made a personal examination of the alleged ________, and have made and signed the certificate of the medical examiners, which certificate is attached hereto and made a part hereof;
Now therefore, after examination and certificate made as aforesaid, the court is satisfied and believes that ________ is a ________ and is so ________.
It is ordered, adjudged, and decreed:
That ________ is a ________ and that _he
* (a) Be cared for and detained in ________, a county psychiatric hospital, a community mental health service, or a licensed hospital for the care of persons with mental health disorders until the further order of the court, or
* (b) Be cared for at ________, until the further order of the court, or
* (c) Be committed to the State Department of State Hospitals for placement in a state hospital, or
* (d) Be committed to a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs or other agency of the United States, to wit: ________ at ________.
It is further ordered and directed that ________ of this county, take, convey, and deliver ________ to the proper authorities of the hospital or establishment designated herein to be cared for as provided by law.
Dated this ________ day of ________, 20__.
_____ _____ Judge of the Superior Court
* Strike out when not applicable.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 110. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 1 - Mentally Disordered Sex Offenders (Repealed) › Section 6331.

6331. This article shall become inoperative the day after the election at which the electors adopt this section, except that the article shall continue to apply in all respects to those already committed under its provisions.
The provisions of this section shall not be amended by the Legislature except by statute passed in each house by rollcall vote entered in the journal, two-thirds of the membership concurring, or by a statute that becomes effective only when approved by the electors.
(Added June 8, 1982, by initiative Proposition 8, Sec. 9. Note: This section relates to the subject matter of former Article 1 (Sections 6300 to 6330), which was repealed on Jan. 1, 1982, by Stats. 1981, Ch. 928.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 1 - Mentally Disordered Sex Offenders (Repealed) › Section 6332.

6332. For a person committed as a mentally disordered sex offender, whose term of commitment has been extended pursuant to former Section 6316.2, and who is placed on outpatient status pursuant to Section 1604 of the Penal Code, time spent on outpatient status, except when placed in a locked facility at the direction of the outpatient supervisor, shall not count as actual custody and shall not be counted toward the person’s maximum term of commitment or toward the person’s term of extended commitment.
(Added by Stats. 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 9, Sec. 3. Effective November 30, 1994. Note: The section relates to the subject matter of former Article 1 (Sections 6300 to 6330), which was repealed on Jan. 1, 1982, by Stats. 1981, Ch. 928.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 2 - Persons with Intellectual Disabilities › Section 6501.

6501. If a person is charged with a violent felony, as described in Section 667.5 of the Penal Code, and the individual has been committed to the State Department of Developmental Services pursuant to Section 1370.1 of the Penal Code or Section 6500 for placement in a secure treatment facility, as described in subdivision (e) of Section 1370.1 of the Penal Code, the department shall give priority to placing the individual at Porterville Developmental Center prior to placing the individual at any other secure treatment facility.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 25, Sec. 20. (AB 1472) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 2 - Persons with Intellectual Disabilities › Section 6502.

6502. A petition for the commitment of a person with a developmental disability to the State Department of Developmental Services who has been found incompetent to stand trial pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1367) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Penal Code when the defendant has been charged with one or more of the offenses identified or described in Section 6500, may be filed in the superior court of the county that determined the question of mental competence of the defendant. All other petitions may be filed in the county in which that person is physically present. A petition for the commitment of a person with a developmental disability to the State Department of Developmental Services who is in acute crisis, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 4418.7, may be filed in the superior court of the county that determined the question of acute crisis or the county in which the acute crisis home is located. The following persons may request the person authorized to present allegations pursuant to Section 6500 to file a petition for commitment:
(a) The parent, guardian, conservator, or other person charged with the support of the person with a developmental disability.
(b) The probation officer.
(c) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice.
(d) Any person designated for that purpose by the judge of the court.
(e) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
(f) The regional center director or the director’s designee.
The request shall state the petitioner’s reasons for supposing the person to be eligible for admission thereto, and shall be verified by affidavit.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 76, Sec. 55. (AB 136) Effective July 16, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 2 - Persons with Intellectual Disabilities › Section 6503.

6503. The court shall fix a time and place for the hearing of the petition. The time for the hearing shall be set no more than 60 days after the filing of the petition. The court may grant a continuance only upon a showing of good cause. The hearing may, in the discretion of the court, be held at any place which the court deems proper, and which will give opportunity for the production and examination of witnesses.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 859, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 2 - Persons with Intellectual Disabilities › Section 6504.

6504. In all cases the court shall require due notice of the hearing of the petition to be given to the person alleged to have a developmental disability. Whenever a petition is filed, the court shall require such notice of the hearing of the petition as it deems proper to be given to any parent, guardian, conservator, or other person charged with the support of the person mentioned in the petition.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 25, Sec. 22. (AB 1472) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 2 - Persons with Intellectual Disabilities › Section 6504.5.

6504.5. (a) Wherever a petition is filed pursuant to this article, the court shall appoint the director of a regional center for the developmentally disabled established under Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500), or the designee of the director, to examine the person alleged to have a developmental disability.
(b) Within 15 judicial days after his or her appointment, the regional center director or designee shall submit to the court in writing a report containing his or her evaluation of the person alleged to have a developmental disability. If the person is an individual described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 7505, the report shall include the results of the assessment conducted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 4418.7. The report shall contain a recommendation of a facility or facilities in which the alleged developmentally disabled person may be placed. The report shall include any comprehensive assessment, or updated assessment, conducted by the regional center pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 4418.25.
(c) The report shall include a description of the least restrictive residential placement necessary to achieve the purposes of treatment. In determining the least restrictive residential placement, consideration shall be given to public safety. If placement into or out of a developmental center is recommended, the regional center director or designee simultaneously shall submit the report to the executive director of the developmental center or his or her designee. The executive director of the developmental center or his or her designee may, within 15 days of receiving the regional center report, submit to the court a written report evaluating the ability of the developmental center to achieve the purposes of treatment for this person and whether the developmental center placement can adequately provide the security measures or systems required to protect the public health and safety from the potential dangers posed by the person’s known behaviors.
(d) The reports prepared by the regional center director and developmental center director, if applicable, shall also address suitable interim placements for the person as provided for in Section 6506.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 30, Sec. 22. (SB 856) Effective June 20, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 2 - Persons with Intellectual Disabilities › Section 6505.

6505. Whenever the court considers it necessary or advisable, it may cause an order to issue for the apprehension and delivery to the court of the person alleged to have a developmental disability, and may have the order executed by a peace officer.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 457, Sec. 56. (SB 1381) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 2 - Persons with Intellectual Disabilities › Section 6506.

6506. Pending the hearing, the court may order that the alleged dangerous person alleged to have a developmental disability may be left in the charge of his or her parent, guardian, conservator, or other suitable person, or placed in a state developmental center, in the county psychiatric hospital, or in any other suitable placement as determined by the court. Prior to the issuance of an order under this section, the regional center and developmental center, if applicable, shall recommend to the court a suitable person or facility to care for the person alleged to have a developmental disability. The determination of a suitable person or facility shall be the least restrictive option that provides for the person’s treatment needs and that has existing security systems or measures in place to adequately protect the public safety from any known dangers posed by the person. In determining whether the public safety will be adequately protected, the court shall make the finding required by subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1370.1 of the Penal Code.
Pending the hearing, the court may order that the person receive necessary habilitation, care, and treatment, including medical and dental treatment.
Orders made pursuant to this section shall expire at the time set for the hearing pursuant to Section 6503. If the court upon a showing of good cause grants a continuance of the hearing on the matter, it shall order that the person be detained pursuant to this section until the hearing on the petition is held.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 25, Sec. 24. (AB 1472) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 2 - Persons with Intellectual Disabilities › Section 6507.

6507. The court shall inquire into the condition or status of the person alleged to have a developmental disability. For this purpose it may by subpoena require the attendance before it of a physician who has made a special study of developmental disabilities and is qualified as a medical examiner, and of a clinical psychologist, or of two such physicians, or of two such psychologists, to examine the person and testify concerning his or her developmental disability. The court may also by subpoena require the attendance of such other persons as it deems advisable, to give evidence.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 25, Sec. 25. (AB 1472) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 2 - Persons with Intellectual Disabilities › Section 6508.

6508. Each psychologist and physician shall receive for each attendance mentioned in Section 6507 the sum of five dollars ($5) for each person examined, together with his necessary actual expenses occasioned thereby, and other witnesses shall receive for such attendance such fees and expenses as the court in its discretion allows, if any, not exceeding the fees and expenses allowed by law in other cases in the superior court.
Any fees or traveling expenses payable to a psychologist, physician, or witness as provided in this section and all expenses connected with the execution of any process under the provisions of this article, which are not paid by the parent, guardian, conservator, or person charged with the support of the person with the supposed developmental disability, shall be paid by the county treasurer of the county in which the person resides, upon the presentation to the treasurer of a certificate of the judge that the claimant is entitled thereto.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 25, Sec. 26. (AB 1472) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 2 - Persons with Intellectual Disabilities › Section 6510.

6510. In case of the dismissal of the petition, the court may, if it considers the petition to have been filed with malicious intent, order the petitioner to pay the expenses in connection therewith, and may enforce such payment by such further orders as it deems necessary.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 2 - Persons with Intellectual Disabilities › Section 6510.5.

6510.5. Under no circumstances shall the court order placement of a person described in this article or a dangerous person committed pursuant to Section 1370.1 of the Penal Code to a developmental center if the department has specifically notified the court in writing that the individual cannot be safely served in that developmental center.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 25, Sec. 28. (AB 1472) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 2 - Persons with Intellectual Disabilities › Section 6511.

6511. Any person who knowingly contrives to have any person adjudged to have a developmental disability under the provisions of this article, unlawfully or improperly, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 25, Sec. 29. (AB 1472) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 2 - Persons with Intellectual Disabilities › Section 6512.

6512. If, when a boy or girl is brought before a juvenile court under the juvenile court law, it appears to the court, either before or after adjudication, that the person has a developmental disability, or if, on the conviction of any person of a crime by any court, it appears to the court that the person has a developmental disability, the court may adjourn the proceedings or suspend the sentence, as the case may be, and direct some suitable person to take proceedings under this article against the person before the court, and the court may order that, pending the preparation, filing, and hearing of the petition, the person before the court be detained in a place of safety, or be placed under the guardianship of some suitable person, on his entering into a recognizance for the appearance of the person upon trial or under conviction when required. If, upon the hearing of the petition, or upon a subsequent hearing, the person upon trial or under conviction is not found to have a developmental disability, the court may proceed with the trial or impose sentence, as the case may be.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 25, Sec. 30. (AB 1472) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 2 - Persons with Intellectual Disabilities › Section 6513.

6513. (a) The State Department of Developmental Services shall pay for the costs, as defined in this section, of judicial proceedings, including commitment, placement, or release, under this article under both of the following conditions:
(1) The judicial proceedings are in a county where a state hospital or developmental center maintains a treatment program for persons with intellectual disabilities who are a danger to themselves or others.
(2) The judicial proceedings relate to a person with an intellectual disability who is at the time residing in the state hospital or developmental center located in the county of the proceedings.
(b) The appropriate financial officer or other designated official in a county described in subdivision (a) may prepare a statement of all costs incurred by the county in the investigation, preparation for, and conduct of the proceeding, including any costs of the district attorney or county counsel and any public defender or court-appointed counsel representing the person, and including any costs incurred by the county for the guarding or keeping of the person while away from the state hospital and for transportation of the person to and from the hospital. The statement shall be certified by a judge of the superior court and shall be sent to the State Department of Developmental Services. In lieu of sending statements after each proceeding, the statements may be held and submitted quarterly for the preceding three-month period.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 457, Sec. 57. (SB 1381) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 3 - Juvenile Court Wards › Section 6550.

6550. If the juvenile court, after finding that the minor is a person described by Section 300, 601, or 602, is in doubt concerning the state of mental health or the mental condition of the person, the court may continue the hearing and proceed pursuant to this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1360, Sec. 163.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 3 - Juvenile Court Wards › Section 6552.

6552. A minor who has been declared to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court may, with the advice of counsel, make voluntary application for inpatient or outpatient mental health services in accordance with Section 5003. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 6000, Section 6002, or Section 6004, the juvenile court may authorize the minor to make such application if it is satisfied from the evidence before it that the minor suffers from a mental disorder which may reasonably be expected to be cured or ameliorated by a course of treatment offered by the hospital, facility, or program in which the minor wishes to be placed; and that there is no other available hospital, program, or facility which might better serve the minor’s medical needs and best interest. The superintendent or person in charge of any state, county, or other hospital facility or program may then receive the minor as a voluntary patient. Applications and placements under this section shall be subject to the provisions and requirements of the Short-Doyle Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 5600) of Division 5), which are generally applicable to voluntary admissions. The juvenile court shall review the application for judicial authorization of the voluntary application for admission to a psychiatric residential treatment facility pursuant to Section 361.23 or 727.13, as applicable.
If the minor is accepted as a voluntary patient, the juvenile court may issue an order to the minor and to the person in charge of the hospital, facility, or program in which the minor is to be placed that should the minor leave or demand to leave the care or custody thereof prior to the time they are discharged by the superintendent or person in charge, they shall be returned forthwith to the juvenile court for a further dispositional hearing pursuant to the juvenile court law.
The provisions of this section shall continue to apply to the minor until the termination or expiration of the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 589, Sec. 15. (AB 2317) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 4 - Sexually Violent Predators › Section 6600.05.

6600.05. (a)  Coalinga State Hospital shall be used whenever a person is committed to a secure facility for mental health treatment pursuant to this article and is placed in a state hospital under the direction of the State Department of State Hospitals unless there are unique circumstances that would preclude the placement of a person at that facility. If a state hospital is not used, the facility to be used shall be located on a site or sites determined by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Director of State Hospitals. In no case shall a person committed to a secure facility for mental health treatment pursuant to this article be placed at Metropolitan State Hospital or Napa State Hospital.
(b)  The State Department of State Hospitals shall be responsible for operation of the facility, including the provision of treatment.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 138. (AB 1470) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 4 - Sexually Violent Predators › Section 6600.1.

6600.1. If the victim of an underlying offense that is specified in subdivision (b) of Section 6600 is a child under the age of 14, the offense shall constitute a “sexually violent offense” for purposes of Section 6600.
(Amended November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 83, Sec. 25.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 4 - Sexually Violent Predators › Section 6601.3.

6601.3. (a) Upon a showing of good cause, the Board of Parole Hearings may order that a person referred to the State Department of State Hospitals pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 6601 remain in custody for no more than 45 days beyond the person’s scheduled release date for full evaluation pursuant to subdivisions (c) to (i), inclusive, of Section 6601.
(b) For purposes of this section, good cause means circumstances where there is a recalculation of credits or a restoration of denied or lost credits by any custodial agency or court, a resentencing by a court, the receipt of the prisoner into custody, or equivalent exigent circumstances that result in there being less than 45 days prior to the person’s scheduled release date for the full evaluation described in subdivisions (c) to (i), inclusive, of Section 6601.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 878, Sec. 2. (AB 1906) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 4 - Sexually Violent Predators › Section 6601.5.

6601.5. Upon filing of the petition and a request for review under this section, a judge of the superior court shall review the petition and determine whether the petition states or contains sufficient facts that, if true, would constitute probable cause to believe that the individual named in the petition is likely to engage in sexually violent predatory criminal behavior upon his or her release. If the judge determines that the petition, on its face, supports a finding of probable cause, the judge shall order that the person be detained in a secure facility until a hearing can be completed pursuant to Section 6602. The probable cause hearing provided for in Section 6602 shall commence within 10 calendar days of the date of the order issued by the judge pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 41, Sec. 2. Effective June 26, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 4 - Sexually Violent Predators › Section 6602.

6602. (a) A judge of the superior court shall review the petition and shall determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the individual named in the petition is likely to engage in sexually violent predatory criminal behavior upon his or her release. The person named in the petition shall be entitled to assistance of counsel at the probable cause hearing. Upon the commencement of the probable cause hearing, the person shall remain in custody pending the completion of the probable cause hearing. If the judge determines there is not probable cause, he or she shall dismiss the petition and any person subject to parole shall report to parole. If the judge determines that there is probable cause, the judge shall order that the person remain in custody in a secure facility until a trial is completed and shall order that a trial be conducted to determine whether the person is, by reason of a diagnosed mental disorder, a danger to the health and safety of others in that the person is likely to engage in acts of sexual violence upon his or her release from the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or other secure facility.
(b) The probable cause hearing shall not be continued except upon a showing of good cause by the party requesting the continuance.
(c) The court shall notify the State Department of State Hospitals of the outcome of the probable cause hearing by forwarding to the department a copy of the minute order of the court within 15 days of the decision.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 141. (AB 1470) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 4 - Sexually Violent Predators › Section 6602.5.

6602.5. (a) No person may be placed in a state hospital pursuant to the provisions of this article until there has been a determination pursuant to Section 6601.3 or 6602 that there is probable cause to believe that the individual named in the petition is likely to engage in sexually violent predatory criminal behavior.
(b) The State Department of State Hospitals shall identify each person for whom a petition pursuant to this article has been filed who is in a state hospital on or after January 1, 1998, and who has not had a probable cause hearing pursuant to Section 6602. The State Department of State Hospitals shall notify the court in which the petition was filed that the person has not had a probable cause hearing. Copies of the notice shall be provided by the court to the attorneys of record in the case. Within 30 days of notice by the State Department of State Hospitals, the court shall either order the person removed from the state hospital and returned to local custody or hold a probable cause hearing pursuant to Section 6602.
(c) In no event shall the number of persons referred pursuant to subdivision (b) to the superior court of any county exceed 10 in any 30-day period, except upon agreement of the presiding judge of the superior court, the district attorney, the public defender, the sheriff, and the Director of State Hospitals.
(d) This section shall be implemented in Los Angeles County pursuant to a letter of agreement between the Department of State Hospitals, the Los Angeles County district attorney, the Los Angeles County public defender, the Los Angeles County sheriff, and the Los Angeles County Superior Court. The number of persons referred to the Superior Court of Los Angeles County pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be governed by the letter of agreement.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 142. (AB 1470) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › PART 2 - JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS › CHAPTER 2 - Commitment Classification › ARTICLE 4 - Sexually Violent Predators › Section 6603.3.

6603.3. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no attorney may disclose or permit to be disclosed to a person subject to this article, family members of the person subject to this article, or any other person, the name, address, telephone number, or other identifying information of a victim or witness whose name is disclosed to the attorney pursuant to Section 6603 and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 2016.010) of Part 4 of Title 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure, unless specifically permitted to do so by the court after a hearing and showing of good cause.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an attorney may disclose or permit to be disclosed, the name, address, telephone number, or other identifying information of a victim or witness to persons employed by the attorney or to a person hired or appointed for the purpose of assisting the person subject to this article in the preparation of the case, if that disclosure is required for that preparation. Persons provided this information shall be informed by the attorney that further dissemination of the information, except as provided by this section, is prohibited.
(3) A willful violation of this subdivision by an attorney, persons employed by an attorney, or persons appointed by the court is a misdemeanor.
(b) If the person subject to this article is acting as his or her own attorney, the court shall endeavor to protect the name, address, telephone number, or other identifying information of a victim or witness by providing for contact only through a private investigator licensed by the Department of Consumer Affairs and appointed by the court or by imposing other reasonable restrictions, absent a showing of good cause as determined by the court.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 155, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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6603.5. No employee or agent of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Board of Parole Hearings, or the State Department of State Hospitals shall disclose to any person, except to employees or agents of each named department, the prosecutor, the respondent’s counsel, licensed private investigators hired or appointed for the respondent, or other persons or agencies where authorized or required by law, the name, address, telephone number, or other identifying information of a person who was involved in a civil commitment hearing under this article as the victim of a sex offense except where authorized or required by law.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 440, Sec. 67. (AB 1488) Effective September 22, 2012.)
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6603.7. (a) Except as provided in Section 6603.3, the court, at the request of the victim of a sex offense relevant in a proceeding under this article, may order the identity of the victim in all records and during all proceedings to be either Jane Doe or John Doe, if the court finds that the order is reasonably necessary to protect the privacy of the person and will not unduly prejudice the party petitioning for commitment under this article or the person subject to this article.
(b) If the court orders the victim to be identified as Jane Doe or John Doe pursuant to subdivision (a), and if there is a jury trial, the court shall instruct the jury at the beginning and at the end of the trial that the victim is being so identified only for the purposes of protecting his or her privacy.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 155, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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6604. The court or jury shall determine whether, beyond a reasonable doubt, the person is a sexually violent predator. If the court or jury is not satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the person is a sexually violent predator, the court shall direct that the person be released at the conclusion of the term for which he or she was initially sentenced, or that the person be unconditionally released at the end of parole, whichever is applicable. If the court or jury determines that the person is a sexually violent predator, the person shall be committed for an indeterminate term to the custody of the State Department of State Hospitals for appropriate treatment and confinement in a secure facility designated by the Director of State Hospitals. The facility shall be located on the grounds of an institution under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 143. (AB 1470) Effective June 27, 2012. Note: This section was amended on Nov. 7, 2006, by initiative Prop. 83.)
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6604.1. (a) The indeterminate term of commitment provided for in Section 6604 shall commence on the date upon which the court issues the initial order of commitment pursuant to that section.
(b) The person shall be evaluated by two practicing psychologists or psychiatrists, or by one practicing psychologist and one practicing psychiatrist, designated by the State Department of State Hospitals. The provisions of subdivisions (c) to (i), inclusive, of Section 6601 shall apply to evaluations performed for purposes of extended commitments. The rights, requirements, and procedures set forth in Section 6603 shall apply to all commitment proceedings.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 440, Sec. 68. (AB 1488) Effective September 22, 2012. Note: This section was amended on Nov. 7, 2006, by initiative Prop. 83.)
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6604.9. (a) A person found to be a sexually violent predator and committed to the custody of the State Department of State Hospitals shall have a current examination of his or her mental condition made at least once every year. The report shall be in the form of a declaration and shall be prepared by a professionally qualified person. The person may retain or, if he or she is indigent and so requests, the court may appoint, a qualified expert or professional person to examine him or her, and the expert or professional person shall have access to all records concerning the person.
(b) The annual report shall include consideration of whether the committed person currently meets the definition of a sexually violent predator and whether conditional release to a less restrictive alternative, pursuant to Section 6608, or an unconditional discharge, pursuant to Section 6605, is in the best interest of the person and conditions can be imposed that would adequately protect the community.
(c) The State Department of State Hospitals shall file this periodic report with the court that committed the person under this article. A copy of the report shall be served on the prosecuting agency involved in the initial commitment and upon the committed person.
(d) If the State Department of State Hospitals determines that either: (1) the person’s condition has so changed that the person no longer meets the definition of a sexually violent predator and should, therefore, be considered for unconditional discharge, or (2) conditional release to a less restrictive alternative is in the best interest of the person and conditions can be imposed that adequately protect the community, the director shall authorize the person to petition the court for conditional release to a less restrictive alternative or for an unconditional discharge. The petition shall be filed with the court and served upon the prosecuting agency responsible for the initial commitment.
(e) The court, upon receipt of the petition for conditional release to a less restrictive alternative, shall consider the petition using procedures described in Section 6608.
(f) The court, upon receiving a petition for unconditional discharge, shall order a show cause hearing, pursuant to the provisions of Section 6605, at which the court may consider the petition and any accompanying documentation provided by the medical director, the prosecuting attorney, or the committed person.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 189. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.)
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6607. (a) If the Director of State Hospitals determines that the person’s diagnosed mental disorder has so changed that the person is not likely to commit acts of predatory sexual violence while under supervision and treatment in the community, the director shall forward a report and recommendation for conditional release in accordance with Section 6608 to the county attorney designated in subdivision (i) of Section 6601, the attorney of record for the person, and the committing court.
(b) When a report and recommendation for conditional release is filed by the Director of State Hospitals pursuant to subdivision (a), the court shall set a hearing in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6608.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 440, Sec. 69. (AB 1488) Effective September 22, 2012.)
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6608.1. A person who is released on outpatient status or granted conditional release pursuant to this article shall be monitored by a global positioning system (GPS) until the person is unconditionally discharged.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 104, Sec. 1. (AB 1641) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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6608.7. The State Department of State Hospitals may enter into an interagency agreement or contract with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or with local law enforcement agencies for services related to supervision or monitoring of sexually violent predators who have been conditionally released into the community under the forensic conditional release program pursuant to this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 442, Sec. 17. (SB 1465) Effective September 18, 2014.)
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6608.8. (a) For any person who is proposed for community outpatient treatment under the forensic conditional release program, the department shall provide to the court a copy of the written contract entered into with any public or private person or entity responsible for monitoring and supervising the patient’s outpatient placement and treatment program. This subdivision does not apply to subcontracts between the contractor and clinicians providing treatment and related services to the person.
(b) The terms and conditions of conditional release shall be drafted to include reasonable flexibility to achieve the aims of conditional release, and to protect the public and the conditionally released person.
(c) The court in its discretion may order the department to, notwithstanding Section 4514 or 5328, provide a copy of the written terms and conditions of conditional release to the sheriff or chief of police, or both, that have jurisdiction over the proposed or actual placement community.
(d) (1) Except in an emergency, the department or its designee shall not alter the terms and conditions of conditional release without the prior approval of the court.
(2) The department shall provide notice to the person committed under this article and the district attorney or designated county counsel of any proposed change in the terms and conditions of conditional release.
(3) The court on its own motion, or upon the motion of either party to the action, may set a hearing on the proposed change. The hearing shall be held as soon as is practicable.
(4) If a hearing on the proposed change is held, the court shall state its findings on the record. If the court approves a change in the terms and conditions of conditional release without a hearing, the court shall issue a written order.
(5) In the case of an emergency, the department or its designee may deviate from the terms and conditions of the conditional release if necessary to protect public safety or the safety of the person. If a hearing on the emergency is set by the court or requested by either party, the hearing shall be held as soon as practicable. The department, its designee, and the parties shall endeavor to resolve routine matters in a cooperative fashion without the need for a formal hearing.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, including, but not limited to, subdivision (d), matters concerning the residential placement, including any changes or proposed changes in the residence of the person, shall be considered and determined pursuant to Section 6609.1.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 302, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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6609. Within 10 days of a request made by the chief of police of a city or the sheriff of a county, the State Department of State Hospitals shall provide the following information concerning each person committed as a sexually violent predator who is receiving outpatient care in a conditional release program in that city or county: name, address, date of commitment, county from which committed, date of placement in the conditional release program, fingerprints, and a glossy photograph no smaller than 3
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(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 442, Sec. 18. (SB 1465) Effective September 18, 2014.)