California Penal Code

§ 3072

PEN § 3072 Effective Jun 27, 2012Title 1 · Part 3 · Ch. 8 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, subject to the legislative appropriation of the necessary funds, may establish and operate, after January 1, 2007, a specialized sex offender treatment pilot program for inmates whom the department determines pose a high risk to the public of committing violent sex crimes.

(b)(1) The program shall be based upon the relapse prevention model and shall include referral to specialized services, such as substance abuse treatment, for offenders needing those specialized services.

(2)Except as otherwise required under Section 645, the department may provide medication treatments for selected offenders, as determined by medical protocols, and only on a voluntary basis and with the offender’s informed consent.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 47. (AB 1470) Effective June 27, 2012.