California legal term
Legally protected health care activity in California Criminal Law
Current through 2026 California legislative session
In California criminal law, “Legally protected health care activity” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the California criminal code.
What does “Legally protected health care activity” mean in California criminal law?
“Legally protected health care activity” means any of the following: (A) The exercise and enjoyment, or attempted exercise and enjoyment, by a person of rights to reproductive health care services, gender-affirming health care services, or gender-affirming mental health care services secured by the Constitution or laws of California or the provision by a health care service plan contract or a policy, or a certificate of health insurance, that provides for such services. (Cal. Penal Code § 1549.15)
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