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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5153

Detention of Persons with a Mental Health Condition for Evaluation and Treatment

Known as the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act

The act spans §§ 5000 to 5550 (263 sections).

Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 722.

Whenever possible, officers charged with apprehension of persons pursuant to this article shall dress in plain clothes and travel in unmarked vehicles.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.