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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

§ 5203

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

Any individual who seeks a petition for court-ordered evaluation knowing that the person for whom the petition is sought is not, as a result of mental disorder, a danger to himself, or to others, or gravely disabled is guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be held liable in civil damages by the person against whom the petition was sought.

(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 722.)

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