Health and Safety Code - HSC
DIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS [24000 - 26275]
( Division 20 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60. ) CHAPTER 3.5. Excited Delirium [24400 - 24403]
( Chapter 3.5 added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 431, Sec. 2. ) 24400.
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.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 431, Sec. 2. (AB 360) Effective January 1, 2024.)