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 2. Court-Ordered Evaluation for Persons with a Mental Health Condition 5200-5213
§ 5204
California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
The petition for a court-ordered evaluation shall contain the following:
(a) The name and address of the petitioner and his interest in the case.
(b) The name of the person alleged, as a result of mental disorder, to be a danger to others, or to himself, or to be gravely disabled, and, if known to the petitioner, the address, age, sex, marital status, and occupation of the person.
(c) The facts upon which the allegations of the petition are based.
(d) The name of, as a respondent thereto, every person known or believed by the petitioner to be legally responsible for the care, support, and maintenance of the person alleged, as a result of mental disorder, to be a danger to others, or to himself, or to be gravely disabled, and the address of each such person, if known to the petitioner.
(e) Such other information as the court may require.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.)
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