California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 6510.5

Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 25, Sec. 28. (AB 1472) Effective June 27, 2012.

Under no circumstances shall the court order placement of a person described in this article or a dangerous person committed pursuant to Section 1370.1 of the Penal Code to a developmental center if the department has specifically notified the court in writing that the individual cannot be safely served in that developmental center.

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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 6510.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wic/division-6-admissions-and-judicial-commitments/part-2-judicial-commitments/chapter-2-commitment-classification/article-2-persons-with-intellectual-disabilities/section-6510.5

Other sections in Article 2 - Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

§ 6500§ 6501§ 6502§ 6503§ 6504§ 6504.5§ 6505§ 6506§ 6507§ 6508§ 6509§ 6510§ 6510.5§ 6511§ 6512§ 6513

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