DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 5000-5952›PART 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT 5000-5550›CHAPTER 2. Involuntary Treatment 5150-5349.5›ARTICLE 4. Certification for Intensive Treatment 5250-5259.3

§ 5258

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

After the involuntary detention has begun, the total period of detention, including intervening periods of voluntary treatment, shall not exceed the total maximum period during which the person could have been detained, if the person had been detained continuously on an involuntary basis, from the time of initial involuntary detention.

(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1517, Sec. 9.)

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