Where other applicable sections of this part contain the phrase “a danger to himself or herself or others, or gravely disabled,” such sections shall be deemed to refer to the condition of danger to self or others or grave disability as a result of the use of controlled substances, rather than by mental disorder, as such.
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5342
Community Controlled Substances Treatment Services
Known as the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act
The act spans §§ 5000 to 5550 (263 sections).
Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1635, Sec. 102.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.