Welfare and Institutions Code section 6741

The sheriff or probation officer, whichever is designated by the court, may execute the order of commitment with respect to a person with an intellectual disability.

In a case in which the probation officer executes the order of commitment, he or she shall be compensated for transporting the person to a state hospital in the amount and manner that a sheriff is compensated for similar services.

Source: Section 6741, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=6741. (updated Jan. 1, 2013; accessed Dec. 8, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_6741

Original Source: Section 6741, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=6741. (last accessed May 12, 2025).