California Welfare and Institutions Code CHAPTER 2 - Civil Commitment of Minors

Section 5585.50.
(a) When any minor, as a result of mental disorder, is a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled and authorization for...
Section 5585.52.
Any minor detained under the provisions of Section 5585.50 shall receive a clinical evaluation consisting of multidisciplinary professional analyses of the minor’s medical, psychological, developmental,...
Section 5585.53.
If, in the opinion of the professional person conducting the evaluation as specified in Section 5585.52, the minor will require additional mental health treatment, a...
Section 5585.55.
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...
Section 5585.57.
A mentally ill minor, upon being considered for release from involuntary treatment, shall have an aftercare plan developed. The plan shall include educational or training...
Section 5585.58.
This part shall be funded under the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 5600), as part of the county performance contract.(Amended by...
Section 5585.59.
For the purposes of this part, legally emancipated minors requiring involuntary treatment shall be considered adults and this part shall not apply.(Added by Stats. 1988,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018