Welfare and Institutions Code section 7515

The medical director may, with the approval of the department having jurisdiction, cause the peremptory discharge of any person who has been a patient for the period of one month.

Source: Section 7515, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=7515. (updated Jan. 1, 2007; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_7515

Original Source: Section 7515, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=7515. (last accessed May 12, 2025).