Welf. & Inst. Code, § 7275 · Article 4. Property and Support of Patients
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 7275
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A patient in a state hospital, their estate, and the guardian or conservator and administrator of the estate of the patient shall cause the patient to be properly and suitably cared for and maintained, and shall pay the costs and charges for transportation to a state institution. The patient in a state hospital and the administrators of their estate, and the estate of the person shall be liable for their care, support, and maintenance in a state institution of which they are a patient. The liability shall exist whether the person has become a patient of a state institution pursuant to the provisions of this code or pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1026, 1368, 1369, 1370, and 1372 of the Penal Code.
(b) This section does not impose liability for the care of persons with intellectual disabilities in state hospitals.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 356. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.
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Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 1026Printed as Sections 1026, 1368, 1369, 1370, and 1372 of the Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 1368Printed as Sections 1026, 1368, 1369, 1370, and 1372 of the Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 1369Printed as Sections 1026, 1368, 1369, 1370, and 1372 of the Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 1370Printed as Sections 1026, 1368, 1369, 1370, and 1372 of the Penal Code
- Pen. Code, § 1372Printed as Sections 1026, 1368, 1369, 1370, and 1372 of the Penal Code
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