Welfare and Institutions Code section 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.

Source: Section 6510.5, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=6510.­5.­ (updated Jun. 27, 2012; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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