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

§ 5327

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

Every person involuntarily detained under provisions of this part or under certification for intensive treatment or postcertification treatment in any public or private mental institution or hospital, including a conservatee placed in any medical, psychiatric or nursing facility, shall be entitled to all rights set forth in this part and shall retain all rights not specifically denied him under this part.

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

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