{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"5227","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5227","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 3. Court-Ordered Evaluation for Persons Impaired by Chronic Alcoholism or Drug Use [5225. - 5230.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-1/chapter-2/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1129.","effective":null,"html":"

The order for evaluation shall be in substantially the following form:

In the Superior Court of the State of California
for the County of _____

The People of the State of California
Concerning

and

Respondents



No. _____
Order
for
Evaluation

The People of the State of California to

:

(Professional person in charge of the facility providing
evaluation)

______ has appeared before me and appears to be, as a result of ______ (chronic alcoholism, the use of narcotics, or the use of restricted dangerous drugs), a danger to himself, or others, or gravely disabled.

Now, therefore, you are directed to evaluate ______ at ______ on the ____ day of ____, 19__, at __ o’clock _m.

Witness my hand, this ____ day of ____, 19__.

Judge of the ________ Court

Return of Order

I hereby certify that I received the above order for the evaluation of ______ and on the ____ day of ____, 19__, personally served a copy of the order and of the petition on the professional person in charge of the ______, a facility for treatment and evaluation, or his designee.

Dated: ____ 19__.

Signature and Title


","text":"The order for evaluation shall be in substantially the following form: In the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of _____ The People of the State of California Concerning and Respondents No. _____ Order for Evaluation The People of the State of California to : (Professional person in charge of the facility providing evaluation) ______ has appeared before me and appears to be, as a result of ______ (chronic alcoholism, the use of narcotics, or the use of restricted dangerous drugs), a danger to himself, or others, or gravely disabled. Now, therefore, you are directed to evaluate ______ at ______ on the ____ day of ____, 19__, at __ o’clock _m. Witness my hand, this ____ day of ____, 19__. Judge of the ________ Court Return of Order I hereby certify that I received the above order for the evaluation of ______ and on the ____ day of ____, 19__, personally served a copy of the order and of the petition on the professional person in charge of the ______, a facility for treatment and evaluation, or his designee. Dated: ____ 19__. Signature and Title","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/court-ordered-evaluation-for-persons-impaired-by-chronic-5227","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}