{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-5008.1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 5008.1","heading":"","body":"As used in this division and in Division 4 (commencing with Section 4000), Division 4.1 (commencing with Section 4400), Division 6 (commencing with Section 6000), Division 7 (commencing with Section 7100), and Division 8 (commencing with Section 8000), the term “judicially committed” means all of the following:\n(a) Persons who are mentally disordered sex offenders placed in a state hospital or institutional unit for observation or committed to the State Department of State Hospitals pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6300) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 6.\n(b) Developmentally disabled persons who are admitted to a state hospital upon application or who are committed to the State Department of Developmental Services by court order pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 6.\n(c) Persons committed to the State Department of State Hospitals or a state hospital pursuant to the Penal Code.","path":["Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC","DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES [5000. - 5987.]","PART 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT [5000. - 5550.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [5000. - 5122.]"],"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":"aab1c647d60b70cab8d4876ea18e8a9666662bbeb99300c8665983db4527e319","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-5008","next":"us-ca/wic-5008.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}