California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Government Code - GOV |
Title 1. GENERAL |
Division 1. SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE |
Chapter 1. Sovereignty of the State |
ARTICLE 5. Rights Over Persons |
Section 203.
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The State may establish custody and restraint of:
(a) Mentally ill persons, insane persons, chronic inebriates, and other persons of unsound mind.
(b) Paupers for the purposes of their maintenance.
(c) Minors for the purposes of their education, reformation, and maintenance.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)