Welfare and Institutions Code section 1740

When a court commits a person to the Authority such court shall at once forward to the Authority a certified copy of the order of commitment.

Source: Section 1740, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=1740. (updated Jan. 1, 1941; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_1740

Original Source: Section 1740, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=1740. (last accessed May 12, 2025).