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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 7. Legal and Civil Rights of Persons Involuntarily Detained 5325-5337

§ 5336

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

Any determination of a person’s incapacity to refuse treatment with antipsychotic medication made pursuant to Section 5334 shall remain in effect only for the duration of the detention period described in Section 5150 or 5250, or both, or until capacity has been restored according to standards developed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 5332, or by court determination, whichever is sooner.

(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 681, Sec. 6.)

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