Welfare and Institutions Code section 7227

Prisoners who have mental health disorders and who are in the state prisons shall be admitted to the state hospitals in accordance with the provisions of the Penal Code.

Source: Section 7227, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=7227. (updated Jan. 1, 2015; accessed Jul. 13, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_7227

Original Source: Section 7227, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=7227. (last accessed May 12, 2025).