California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 4139

WIC § 4139 Effective Jan 1, 2012Div. 4 · Part 2 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)Except as otherwise authorized by law, or when authorized by the director of the state hospital, and except as provided in subdivision (b), a person who possesses with the intent to deliver, or delivers, to a patient in a state hospital listed in Section 4100 any item listed in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, that has been prohibited for possession by a patient either by statute or by regulation is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each item.

(1)A cellular telephone or other wireless communication device, or any component thereof, including, but not limited to, a subscriber identity card (SIM card) or memory storage device.

(2)Tobacco products, if the state hospital has a ban on tobacco products.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 201, Sec. 1. (SB 796) Effective January 1, 2012.