Section 4536.5 Of Article 1. Escapes From California Penal Code >> Title 5. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
4536.5
. The medical director or person in charge of a state
hospital or other public or private mental health facility to which a
person has been committed under the provisions of Article 4
(commencing with Section 6600) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Welfare
and Institutions Code, shall promptly notify the Department of
Corrections' Sexually Violent Predator Parole Coordinator, the chief
of police of the city in which the hospital or facility is located,
or the sheriff of the county if the hospital or facility is located
in an unincorporated area, of the escape of the person, and shall
request the assistance of the chief of police or sheriff in
apprehending the person, and shall, within 48 hours of the escape of
the person, orally notify the court that made the commitment, the
prosecutor in the case, and the Department of Justice of the escape.