Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 24400

Current through 2023 Legislative Session
Section 24400 - Definition

For the purposes of this chapter, "excited delirium" means a term used to describe a person's state of agitation, excitability, paranoia, extreme aggression, physical violence, and apparent immunity to pain that is not listed in the most current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or for which the court finds there is insufficient scientific evidence or diagnostic criteria to be recognized as a medical condition. Excited delirium also includes excited delirium syndrome, excited delirium, hyperactive delirium, agitated delirium, and exhaustive mania.

Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 24400

Added by Stats 2023 ch 431 (AB 360),s 2, eff. 1/1/2024.