{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-3508","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 3508","heading":"","body":"Behavioral modification techniques shall be used only if such techniques are medically and socially acceptable means by which to modify behavior and if such techniques do not inflict permanent physical or psychological injury.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY [2000. - 10008.]","TITLE 2.1. BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORIAL RESEARCH [3500. - 3524.]","CHAPTER 2. General Provisions and Prohibitions [3501. - 3509.5.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"a9cfaceb10e611f80915bfbc537b519a79d8ca2dbd92596535d4d039b668fa50","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-3505","next":"us-ca/pen-3509.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}