Pen. Code, § 3516 · Chapter 3. Administration

Pen. Code, § 3516

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

No behavioral research shall be conducted on any prisoner in this state in the absence of a determination by the department consistent with this title.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1553, Sec. 16.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=3516.
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