Welfare and Institutions Code section 8050

The State Department of State Hospitals shall plan, conduct, and cause to be conducted scientific research into sex crimes against children and into methods of identifying those who commit sexual offenses.

Source: Section 8050, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=8050. (updated Jun. 27, 2012; accessed Oct. 13, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_8050

Original Source: Section 8050, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=8050. (last accessed May 12, 2025).