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 4.7. Additional Intensive Treatment 5270.10-5270.65

§ 5270.40

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

Any individual who is knowingly and willfully responsible for detaining a person for more than 30 days in violation of the provisions of Section 5270.35 is liable to that person in civil damages.

(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1517, Sec. 10.)

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