Unless otherwise indicated, the provisions of this part shall not be construed to apply retroactively to terminate court commitments of mentally ill persons or inebriates under preexisting law.
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5007
General Provisions
Known as the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act
The act spans §§ 5000 to 5550 (263 sections).
Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.