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DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 5000-5987›PART 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT 5000-5550›CHAPTER 2. Involuntary Treatment 5150-5349.1›ARTICLE 1.5. Detention of Individuals Under the Influence of Alcohol for Evaluation and Treatment 5170-5176

§ 5170.1

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

A 72-hour treatment and evaluation facility shall include one or more of the following:

(1) A screening, evaluation, and referral facility which may be accomplished by a mobile crisis unit, first aid station or ambulatory detoxification unit;

(2) A detoxification facility for alcoholic and acutely intoxicated persons.

(3) An alcohol recovery house.

(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1024.)

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