Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6510.5 · Article 2. Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6510.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Under no circumstances shall the court order placement of a person described in this article or a dangerous person committed pursuant to Section 1370.1 of the Penal Code to a developmental center if the department has specifically notified the court in writing that the individual cannot be safely served in that developmental center.
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History
Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 25, Sec. 28. (AB 1472) Effective June 27, 2012.
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