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DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 5000-5987›PART 1.5. CHILDREN'S CIVIL COMMITMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACT OF 1988 5585-5585.59›CHAPTER 2. Civil Commitment of Minors 5585.50-5585.59

§ 5585.55

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

The minor committed for involuntary treatment under this part shall be placed in a mental health facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services as a facility for 72-hour evaluation and treatment. Except as provided for in Section 5751.7, each county shall ensure that minors under 16 years of age are not held with adults receiving psychiatric treatment under the provisions of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000)).

(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 23, Sec. 42. (AB 82) Effective June 27, 2013.)

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