The person certified shall be present at the certification review hearing unless he or she, with the assistance of his or her attorney or advocate, waives his or her right to be present at a hearing.
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5256.3
Certification for Intensive Treatment
Known as the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act
The act spans §§ 5000–5550 (263 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Laufman v. Mayer (1996)
Most recently applied in Laufman v. Mayer (February 1996)
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1598, Sec. 4.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.