The State Department of State Hospitals and the State Department of Developmental Services shall prescribe and publish instructions and forms, in relation to the commitment and admission of patients, and may include in them any interrogatories as it deems necessary or useful. These instructions and forms shall be furnished to anyone applying therefor, and shall also be sent in sufficient numbers to the county clerks of the several counties of the state.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 440, Sec. 74. (AB 1488) Effective September 22, 2012.)

Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 7509

  • County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.