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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

§ 5172.1

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

Any person who is a danger to others, or to himself, or gravely disabled as a result of inebriation, may voluntarily apply for admission to a 72-hour evaluation and detoxification treatment facility for inebriates.

(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1581.)

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