Welfare and Institutions Code section 4906

(a)

The protection and advocacy agency may not obtain access through the use of physical force to facilities, programs, service recipients, residents, or records required by the division if this access is delayed or denied.

(b)

Notwithstanding subdivision (a), nothing in this division is intended to preclude the protection and advocacy agency from pursuing appropriate legal remedies to enforce its access authority under this division or applicable federal law.

Source: Section 4906, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=4906. (updated Jan. 1, 2004; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_4906

Original Source: Section 4906, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=4906. (last accessed May 12, 2025).