California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 4311

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 424, Sec. 9. (SB 1495) Effective January 1, 2019.
(a)The chief of police services at the hospital shall be responsible for preserving the peace in the hospital buildings and grounds and may arrest or cause the arrest and appearance before the nearest magistrate for examination, of all persons who attempt to commit or have committed a public offense thereon.
(b)The chief of police services shall be an experienced law enforcement officer who has completed the management training course prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, with management experience directing uniformed peace officers and investigation officers.

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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 4311 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wic/division-4-mental-health/part-2-administration-of-state-institutions-for-the-mentally-disordered/chapter-3-officers-and-employees/section-4311

Other sections in Chapter 3 - Officers and Employees

§ 4300§ 4301§ 4302§ 4303§ 4304§ 4305§ 4306§ 4307§ 4308§ 4309…§ 4313§ 4313.5§ 4314§ 4316§ 4317§ 4317.5§ 4318§ 4319§ 4320§ 4321

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