Welfare and Institutions Code section 5007

Unless otherwise indicated, the provisions of this part shall not be construed to apply retroactively to terminate court commitments of mentally ill persons or inebriates under preexisting law.

Source: Section 5007, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=5007. (updated Jan. 1, 1967; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_5007

Original Source: Section 5007, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=5007. (last accessed May 12, 2025).