Pen. Code, § 4032.5 · Chapter 1. County Jails

Pen. Code, § 4032.5

Verbatim from the official edition

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

(a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as Wakiesha’s Law.

(b) If an incarcerated person has died, the county or city jail shall notify all people covered by the current medical release of information form and the next of kin form within 24 hours.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 726, Sec. 1. (AB 1269) Effective October 13, 2025.

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=4032.5.
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