Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4444 · Chapter 1. Jurisdiction and General Government
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4444
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
All lands necessary for the use of state hospitals except those acquired by gift, devise, or purchase, shall be acquired by condemnation as lands for other public uses are acquired.
The terms of every purchase shall be approved by the State Department of Developmental Services. No public street or road for railway or other purposes, except for hospital use, shall be opened through the lands of any state hospital, unless the Legislature by special enactment consents thereto.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.
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