Section 1606 Of Title 15. Outpatient Status For Mentally Disordered And Developmentally Disabled Offenders From California Penal Code >> Title 15. >> Part 2.
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. Outpatient status shall be for a period not to exceed one
year. At the end of the period of outpatient status approved by the
court, the court shall, after actual notice to the prosecutor, the
defense counsel, and the community program director, and after a
hearing in court, either discharge the person from commitment under
appropriate provisions of the law, order the person confined to a
treatment facility, or renew its approval of outpatient status. Prior
to such hearing, the community program director shall furnish a
report and recommendation to the medical director of the state
hospital, where appropriate, and to the court, which the court shall
make available to the prosecutor and defense counsel. The person
shall remain on outpatient status until the court renders its
decision unless hospitalized under other provision of the law. The
hearing pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be held no
later than 30 days after the end of the one-year period of outpatient
status unless good cause exists. The court shall transmit a copy of
its order to the community program director or a designee.