Welfare and Institutions Code section 5327

Every person involuntarily detained under provisions of this part or under certification for intensive treatment or postcertification treatment in any public or private mental institution or hospital, including a conservatee placed in any medical, psychiatric or nursing facility, shall be entitled to all rights set forth in this part and shall retain all rights not specifically denied him under this part.

Source: Section 5327, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=5327. (updated Jan. 1, 1967; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_5327

Original Source: Section 5327, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=5327. (last accessed May 12, 2025).