California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5258

CA Welf & Inst Code § 5258 (2017)  

After the involuntary detention has begun, the total period of detention, including intervening periods of voluntary treatment, shall not exceed the total maximum period during which the person could have been detained, if the person had been detained continuously on an involuntary basis, from the time of initial involuntary detention.

(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1517, Sec. 9.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018