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DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 5000-5952›PART 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT 5000-5556›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 5000-5121

§ 5007

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Unless otherwise indicated, the provisions of this part shall not be construed to apply retroactively to terminate court commitments of mentally ill persons or inebriates under preexisting law.

(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.)

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