Penal Code section 3508

Behavioral modification techniques shall be used only if such techniques are medically and socially acceptable means by which to modify behavior and if such techniques do not inflict permanent physical or psychological injury.

Source: Section 3508, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=3508. (updated Jan. 1, 1977; accessed Sep. 21, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_3508

Original Source: Section 3508, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=3508. (last accessed May 12, 2025).