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California Penal Code Section 1601

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(a) In the case of any person charged with and found
incompetent on a charge of, convicted of, or found not guilty by
reason of insanity of murder, mayhem, aggravated mayhem, a violation
of Section 207, 209, or 209.5 in which the victim suffers
intentionally inflicted great bodily injury, robbery or carjacking
with a deadly or dangerous weapon or in which the victim suffers
great bodily injury, a violation of subdivision (a) or (b) of Section
451, a violation of paragraph (2), (3), or (6) of subdivision (a) of
Section 261, a violation of paragraph (1) or (4) of subdivision (a)
of Section 262, a violation of Section 459 in the first degree, a
violation of Section 220 in which the victim suffers great bodily
injury, a violation of Section 288, a violation of Section 18715,
18725, 18740, 18745, 18750, or 18755, or any felony involving death,
great bodily injury, or an act which poses a serious threat of bodily
harm to another person, outpatient status under this title shall not
be available until that person has actually been confined in a state
hospital or other facility for 180 days or more after having been
committed under the provisions of law specified in Section 1600.
   (b) In the case of any person charged with, and found incompetent
on a charge of, or convicted of, any misdemeanor or any felony other
than those described in subdivision (a), or found not guilty of any
misdemeanor by reason of insanity, outpatient status under this title
may be granted by the court prior to actual confinement in a state
hospital or other treatment facility under the provisions of law
specified in Section 1600.

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