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** ALERT **


Senate Bill 796 which became effective on January 1, 2012 under Welfare and Institutions code 4139 makes it a misdemeanor to deliver to a patient in a State Hospital any of the following items:

  1. A cellular telephone or other wireless communication device, or any component thereof, including, but not limited to, a subscriber identity card (SIM card) or memory storage device.

  2. Tobacco products.

  3. Money, in excess of the limitations and restrictions adopted by the state hospital.