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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 8. Community Controlled Substances Treatment Services 5340-5344

§ 5340

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

It is the intention of the Legislature by enacting this article to provide legal procedures for the custody, evaluation, and treatment of users of controlled substances. The enactment of this article shall not be construed to be evidence that a person subject to its provisions is has a mental health disorder, or evidence that the Legislature considers that those persons have a mental health disorder.

(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 93. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)

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