It is the intention of the Legislature by enacting this article to provide legal procedures for the custody, evaluation, and treatment of users of controlled substances. The enactment of this article shall not be construed to be evidence that a person subject to its provisions is has a mental health disorder, or evidence that the Legislature considers that those persons have a mental health disorder.
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5340
Community Controlled Substances Treatment Services
Known as the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act
The act spans §§ 5000 to 5550 (263 sections).
Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 93
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