California Penal Code

§ 1603

PEN § 1603 Effective Jun 30, 2022Title 15 · Part 2

Statute text

(a)Before any person subject to subdivision (a) of Section 1601 may be placed on outpatient status the court shall consider all of the following criteria:

(1)Whether the director of the state hospital or other treatment facility to which the person has been committed advises the committing court and the prosecutor that the defendant would no longer be a danger to the health and safety of others, including themselves, while under supervision and treatment in the community, and will benefit from that status.

(2)Whether the community program director or a designee, or pursuant to Section 4360.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the independent evaluation panel, advises the court that the defendant will benefit from that status, and identifies an appropriate program of supervision and treatment.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 47, Sec. 47. (SB 184) Effective June 30, 2022.