{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"5203","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5203","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES [5000. - 5987.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5"},{"name":"PART 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT [5000. - 5550.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Involuntary Treatment [5150. - 5349.1.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-1/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Court-Ordered Evaluation for Persons with a Mental Health Condition [5200. - 5213.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-1/chapter-2/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 722.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Any individual who seeks a petition for court-ordered evaluation knowing that the person for whom the petition is sought is not, as a result of mental disorder, a danger to himself, or to others, or gravely disabled is guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be held liable in civil damages by the person against whom the petition was sought.</p>","text":"Any individual who seeks a petition for court-ordered evaluation knowing that the person for whom the petition is sought is not, as a result of mental disorder, a danger to himself, or to others, or gravely disabled is guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be held liable in civil damages by the person against whom the petition was sought.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/court-ordered-evaluation-for-persons-with-a-mental-health-5203","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}