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DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 5000-5952›PART 1.5. CHILDREN'S CIVIL COMMITMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACT OF 1988 5585-5585.59›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 5585-5585.25

§ 5585.25

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

“Gravely disabled minor” means a minor who, as a result of a mental disorder, is unable to use the elements of life that are essential to health, safety, and development, including food, clothing, and shelter, even though provided to the minor by others. Intellectual disability, epilepsy, or other developmental disabilities, alcoholism, other drug abuse, or repeated antisocial behavior do not, by themselves, constitute a mental disorder.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 457, Sec. 53. (SB 1381) Effective January 1, 2013.)

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