California Penal Code ARTICLE 4 - Disposition of Mentally Disordered Prisoners Upon Discharge

  • Section 2960.
    The Legislature finds that there are prisoners who have a treatable, severe mental disorder that was one of the causes of, or was an aggravating...
  • Section 2962.
    As a condition of parole, a prisoner who meets the following criteria shall be provided necessary treatment by the State Department of State Hospitals as...
  • Section 2963.
    (a) Upon a showing of good cause, the Board of Parole Hearings may order that a person remain in custody for no more than 45 days...
  • Section 2964.
    (a) The treatment required by Section 2962 shall be inpatient unless the State Department of State Hospitals certifies to the Board of Parole Hearings that there...
  • Section 2966.
    (a) A prisoner may request a hearing before the Board of Prison Terms, and the board shall conduct a hearing if so requested, for the purpose...
  • Section 2968.
    If the prisoner’s severe mental disorder is put into remission during the parole period, and can be kept in remission, the Director of State Hospitals...
  • Section 2970.
    (a) Not later than 180 days prior to the termination of parole, or release from prison if the prisoner refused to agree to treatment as a...
  • Section 2972.
    (a) The court shall conduct a hearing on the petition under Section 2970 for continued treatment. The court shall advise the person of his or her...
  • Section 2972.1.
    (a) Outpatient status for persons committed pursuant to Section 2972 shall be for a period not to exceed one year. Pursuant to Section 1606, at the...
  • Section 2974.
    Before releasing any inmate or terminating supervision of any parolee who is a danger to self or others, or gravely disabled as a result of...
  • Section 2976.
    (a) The cost of inpatient or outpatient treatment under Section 2962 or 2972 shall be a state expense while the person is under the jurisdiction of...
  • Section 2977.
    A person committed to the care of the State Department of State Hospitals because he or she is a mentally disordered offender, including a person...
  • Section 2978.
    (a) Any independent professionals appointed by the Board of Parole Hearings for purposes of this article shall not be state government employees; shall have at least...
  • Section 2980.
    This article applies to persons who committed their crimes on and after January 1, 1986.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 228, Sec. 5. Effective July 27,
  • Section 2981.
    For the purpose of proving the fact that a prisoner has received 90 days or more of treatment within the year prior to the prisoner’s...

Last modified: October 22, 2018