California Welfare and Institutions Code ARTICLE 1 - Detention of Mentally Disordered Persons for Evaluation and Treatment

  • Section 5150.
    (a) When a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled, a...
  • Section 5150.05.
    (a) When determining if probable cause exists to take a person into custody, or cause a person to be taken into custody, pursuant to Section 5150,...
  • Section 5150.1.
    No peace officer seeking to transport, or having transported, a person to a designated facility for assessment under Section 5150, shall be instructed by mental...
  • Section 5150.2.
    In each county whenever a peace officer has transported a person to a designated facility for assessment under Section 5150, that officer shall be detained...
  • Section 5150.4.
    “Assessment” for the purposes of this article, means the determination of whether a person shall be evaluated and treated pursuant to Section 5150.(Added by Stats....
  • Section 5151.
    If the facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment admits the person, it may detain him or her for evaluation and treatment for...
  • Section 5152.
    (a) Each person admitted to a facility for 72-hour treatment and evaluation under the provisions of this article shall receive an evaluation as soon as possible...
  • Section 5152.1.
    The professional person in charge of the facility providing 72-hour evaluation and treatment, or his or her designee, shall notify the county behavioral health director...
  • Section 5152.2.
    Each law enforcement agency within a county shall arrange with the county behavioral health director a method for giving prompt notification to peace officers pursuant...
  • Section 5153.
    Whenever possible, officers charged with apprehension of persons pursuant to this article shall dress in plain clothes and travel in unmarked vehicles.(Amended by Stats. 1969,...
  • Section 5154.
    (a) Notwithstanding Section 5113, if the provisions of Section 5152 have been met, the professional person in charge of the facility providing 72-hour treatment and evaluation,...
  • Section 5155.
    Nothing in this part shall be construed as granting authority to local entities to issue licenses supplementary to existing state and local licensing laws.(Added by...

Last modified: October 22, 2018