California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC

WIC §4491: The hospital administrator shall be responsible for preserving the peace in the hospital buildings and grounds and may arrest or cause the arrest and appearance before the nearest magistrate for exami

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Hospital administrators may arrest persons who commit public offenses on hospital grounds and bring them before a magistrate for examination.

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The hospital administrator shall be responsible for preserving the peace in the hospital buildings and grounds and may arrest or cause the arrest and appearance before the nearest magistrate for examination, of all persons who attempt to commit or have committed a public offense thereon.

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