Statute · California Welfare and Institutions Code
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 7359 — Leave of Absence, Discharge, and Restoration to Capacity of Persons Other Than the Mentally Disordered Criminals
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 7359
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Welfare and Institutions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2012-06-27
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
The superintendent of a state hospital, on filing his or her written certificate with the Director of State Hospitals, may discharge as improved, or may discharge as unimproved, as the case may be, any judicially committed patient who is not recovered, but whose discharge, in the judgment of the…
Citator
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 7359 — Leave of Absence, Discharge, and Restoration to Capacity of Persons Other Than the Mentally Disordered Criminals is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
The superintendent of a state hospital, on filing his or her written certificate with the Director of State Hospitals, may discharge as improved, or may discharge as unimproved, as the case may be, any judicially committed patient who is not recovered, but whose discharge, in the judgment of the superintendent, will not be detrimental to the public welfare, or injurious to the patient.