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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5002

General Provisions

Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2015
As of January 1, 2011
Mentally disordered persons and persons impaired by chronic alcoholism may no longer be judicially committed.
(a) Persons with mental health disorders and persons impaired by chronic alcoholism may no longer be judicially committed.
Mentally disordered persons shall receive services pursuant to this part. Persons impaired by chronic alcoholism may receive services pursuant to this part if they elect to do so pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5225) of Chapter 2 of this part.
(b) Persons with mental health disorders shall receive services pursuant to this part. Persons impaired by chronic alcoholism may receive services pursuant to this part if they elect to do so pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5225) of Chapter 2.
Epileptics may no longer be judicially committed.
(c) Persons with epilepsy may no longer be judicially committed.
This part shall not be construed to repeal or modify laws relating to the commitment of mentally disordered sex offenders, mentally retarded persons, and mentally disordered criminal offenders, except as specifically provided in Penal Code Section 4011.6, or as specifically provided in other statutes.
(d) This part shall not be construed to repeal or modify laws relating to the commitment of mentally disordered sex offenders, persons with an intellectual disability, and mentally disordered criminal offenders, except as specifically provided in Section 4011.6 of the Penal Code, or as specifically provided in other statutes.

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