California § 4132 - It is hereby declared that the provisions of this code reflect the concern of the
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 4132 — It is hereby declared that the provisions of this code reflect the concern of the, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4132. It is hereby declared that the provisions of this code reflect the concern of the
(a) It is hereby declared that the provisions of this code reflect the concern of the Legislature that persons with mental health disorders are to be regarded as patients to be provided care and treatment and not as inmates of institutions for the purposes of secluding them from the rest of the public. (b) Whenever any provision of this code heretofore or hereafter enacted uses the term âinmate,â it shall be construed to mean âpatient.â
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 4132 cover?
Section 4132 ("It is hereby declared that the provisions of this code reflect the concern of the") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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