Probate Code section 1969

Nothing in this chapter shall infringe on the right of persons with developmental disabilities who are capable of giving consent to sterilization to give that consent without the necessity of a court order or substitute decisionmaker.

Source: Section 1969, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=1969. (updated Jan. 1, 1990; accessed Jul. 13, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_1969

Original Source: Section 1969, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=1969. (last accessed May 12, 2025).