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September 26, 2012
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Laura’s Law extended another five years

A bill to extend Laura’s Law — named after Nevada County resident Laura Wilcox — was among several signed by Gov. Brown over the weekend. The signing means the authority in the Laura’s Law statute for a county to operate, establish or continue a program of assisted outpatient treatment, which was set to expire on Dec. 31 of this year, has been extended until 2017. The bill, which was sponsored by Assemblyman Mike Allen, D-Santa Rosa, extends a law that allows courts to compel people with severe mental illness and a history of arrest or violence to stay in treatment, …

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