Prob. Code, § 1957 · Chapter 6. Sterilization
Prob. Code, § 1957
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To the greatest extent possible, the court shall elicit and take into account the views of the individual for whom sterilization is proposed in determining whether sterilization is to be authorized.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
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