Earlier editions: 2020-112018-11
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
§ 5170.5
California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Any person placed in an evaluation facility has, immediately after he is taken to an evaluation facility and except where physically impossible, no later than three hours after he is placed in such facility or taken to such unit, the right to make, at his own expense, at least two completed telephone calls. If the person placed in the evaluation facility does not have money upon him with which to make such calls, he shall be allowed free at least two completed local toll free or collect telephone calls.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1024.)
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