California Health and Safety Code

§ 24400

HSC § 24400 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 20 · Ch. 3.5

Statute text

For the purposes of this chapter, “excited delirium” means a term used to describe a person’s state of agitation, excitability, paranoia, extreme aggression, physical violence, and apparent immunity to pain that is not listed in the most current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or for which the court finds there is insufficient scientific evidence or diagnostic criteria to be recognized as a medical condition. Excited delirium also includes excited delirium syndrome, excited delirium, hyperactive delirium, agitated delirium, and exhaustive mania.

Legislative history

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