Cal. PEN § 4351
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 4351, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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Official statutory text
Any prisoner, to whom this chapter applies, may voluntarily donate blood to a blood bank duly licensed by the State Department of Public Health. Prior to blood donation the prisoner shall be given an examination with all clothes removed by a physician and surgeon of the blood bank to whom blood is to be donated, and donations shall be refused unless such physician shall find the prisoner to be a suitable person for blood donation. No more than one such donation shall be permitted during any 72-day period.
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