Any individual may apply to the person or agency designated by the county for a petition alleging that there is in the county a person who is, as a result of mental disorder a danger to others, or to himself, or is gravely disabled, and requesting that an evaluation of the person’s condition be made.
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5201
Court-Ordered Evaluation for Persons with a Mental Health Condition
Known as the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act
The act spans §§ 5000 to 5550 (263 sections).
Repealed and added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.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.