Section 7357

Welf. & Inst. Code § 7357, under Leave of Absence, Discharge, and Restoration to Capacity of Persons Other Than the Mentally Disordered Criminals.

Welf. & Inst. Code § 7357

The superintendent of a state hospital, on filing his or her written certificate with the Director of State Hospitals, may discharge a patient who, in his or her judgment, has recovered or did not, at time of admission, have a mental health disorder.

(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 130. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)