California Health and Safety Code

§ 1531.1

HSC § 1531.1 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 2 · Ch. 3 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)A residential facility licensed as an adult residential facility, group home, short-term residential therapeutic program, small family home, foster family home, or a family home certified by a foster family agency may install and utilize delayed egress devices of the time delay type.

(b)As used in this section, “delayed egress device” means a device that precludes the use of exits for a predetermined period of time. These devices shall not delay any resident’s departure from the facility for longer than 30 seconds.

(c)Within the 30 seconds of delay, facility staff may attempt to redirect a resident who attempts to leave the facility.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 108. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.