§ 24402

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 431, Sec. 2. (AB 360) Effective January 1, 2024.

A peace officer shall not use the term excited delirium to describe an individual in an incident report completed by a peace officer. A peace officer may describe the characteristics of an individual’s conduct, but shall not generally describe the individual’s demeanor, conduct, or physical and mental condition at issue as excited delirium.

Other sections in Chapter 3.5 - Excited Delirium

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