DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 5000-5952›PART 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT 5000-5556›CHAPTER 2. Involuntary Treatment 5150-5349.5›ARTICLE 2. Court-Ordered Evaluation for Mentally Disordered Persons 5200-5213
§ 5201
California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Any individual may apply to the person or agency designated by the county for a petition alleging that there is in the county a person who is, as a result of mental disorder a danger to others, or to himself, or is gravely disabled, and requesting that an evaluation of the person’s condition be made.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.)
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