Welfare and Institutions Code section 7254

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Department of State Hospitals shall have the authority to require that patients committed to a state mental health facility pursuant to Section 1026 of, and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1367) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, and Section 6316 and 6321 of this code shall wear identifiable clothing in a secured area of the facility.

Source: Section 7254, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=7254. (updated Jun. 27, 2012; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 7254, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=7254. (last accessed May 12, 2025).