Welfare and Institutions Code section 1755

Public institutions and agencies are hereby required to accept and care for persons sent to them by the authority in the same manner as they would be required to do had such persons been committed by a court of criminal jurisdiction.

Source: Section 1755, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=1755. (accessed May 19, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 1755’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_1755

Original Source: Section 1755, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=1755. (last accessed May 12, 2025).