§ 7102 Psychiatric Hospital Admission Authority

Welfare and Institutions Code·California

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•The hospital boss can keep and help people who are sent there by a court.
•The hospital can also take people who are sent there under special rules in the law.
•This is only for county psychiatric hospitals.

Example

If a judge says someone needs help in a psychiatric hospital, the hospital must take them in.

The hospital boss can keep and care for that person because the judge ordered it.

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§ 7102 Psychiatric Hospital Admission Authority

The superintendent or person in charge of the county psychiatric hospital, may receive, detain, supervise, care for or treat in the hospital any person who comes within any of the following descriptions: (a) Who has been placed therein pursuant to a court order or court commitment under the provisions of this code or the Penal Code. (b) Who has been placed therein pursuant to the provisions of Part 1 of Division 5 of this code. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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hospital health penal code commitment

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California Legislature. Welfare and Institutions Code. Section 7102.

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