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Cnty. of San Diego v. Comm'n on State Mandates

California Supreme Court

Decided November 19, 2018No. S239907PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by CUÉLLAR, J.

*56 *200 When convicted sex offenders have a diagnosed mental disorder making it likely they would engage in sexually violent behavior if released, they are subject to civil commitment proceedings under the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA; Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq. ). County governments are responsible for filing the commitment petition, providing counsel and experts for all hearings on the petition, and housing the individual potentially subject to commitment while the petition is adjudicated. Carrying out these tasks takes more than diligence and…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. MacKinnon v. Truck Insurance ExchangeCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
  2. Legislature v. EuCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  3. People v. ClarkCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Methodist Hosp. of Sacramento v. SaylorCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
  5. County of San Diego v. StateCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. San Diego Unified Sch. Dist. v. Yee, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
  2. Cal. School Bds. Assn. v. State of Cal.California Supreme Court · 2019
  3. County of San Diego v. Com. on State MandatesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2023
  4. Dept. of Finance v. Com. on State MandatesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2021
  5. Dept. of Finance v. Commission on State MandatesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2022

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