Cal. Penal Code § 2672
Cal. Penal Code § 2672
California · California Penal Code · Status: effective · Effective 2015-01-01
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- Cal. Penal Code § 2672, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/889443
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(a) For purposes of this article, “informed consent” means that a person must knowingly and intelligently, without duress or coercion, and clearly and explicitly manifest his consent to the proposed organic therapy to the attending physician.
(b) A person confined shall not be deemed incapable of informed consent solely by virtue of being diagnosed with a mental health disorder.
(c) A person confined shall be deemed incapable of informed consent if the person cannot understand, or knowingly and intelligently act upon, the information specified in Section 2673.
(d) A person confined shall be deemed incapable of informed consent if, for any reason, he or she cannot manifest his or her consent to the attending physician.