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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 2. Court-Ordered Evaluation for Persons with a Mental Health Condition 5200-5213

§ 5201

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2026 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(Repealed and added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.)

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