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Cal. Penal Code § 825.5
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Chapter 4: The Warrant of Arrest, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 825.5
Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.
Any physician and surgeon, including a psychiatrist, licensed to practice in this state, or any psychologist licensed to practice in this state who holds a doctoral degree and has at least two years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of emotional and mental disorders, who is employed by the prisoner or his or her attorney to assist in the preparation of the defense, shall be permitted to visit the prisoner while he or she is in custody.
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