California Penal Code

§ 2670.5

PEN § 2670.5Title 1 · Part 3 · Ch. 4 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)No person confined or detained under Title 1 (commencing with Section 2000) and Title 2 (commencing with Section 3200) shall be administered or subjected to any organic therapy as defined in subdivision (c) without his or her informed consent, provided that:

(1)If the person gives his or her informed consent to organic therapy, it shall be administered only if there has been compliance with Sections 2675 to 2680, inclusive.

(2)If the person lacks the capacity for informed consent to organic therapy other than psychosurgery as referred to in subdivision (c), in order to proceed with the therapy, the warden shall secure an order from the superior court to authorize the administration of the therapy in accordance with Sections 2675 to 2680, inclusive.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1420, Sec. 8.