ARTICLE 2. Court-Ordered Evaluation for Persons with a Mental Health Condition
Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 948, Sec. 13.
§§ 5200–5213 · 13 sections
- § 5200 Any person alleged, as a result of mental disorder, to be a danger to others, or to himself, or to be gravely disabled, may be given an evaluation of his…
- § 5201 Any individual may apply to the person or agency designated by the county for a petition alleging that there is in the county a person who is, as a result of…
- § 5202 The person or agency designated by the county shall prepare the petition and all other forms required in the proceeding, and shall be responsible for filing…
- § 5203 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…
- § 5204 The petition for a court-ordered evaluation shall contain the following: (a) The name and address of the petitioner and his interest in the case. (b) The name…
- § 5205 The petition 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…
- § 5206 Whenever it appears, by petition pursuant to this article, to the satisfaction of a judge of a superior court that a person is, as a result of mental disorder,…
- § 5207 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…
- § 5208 As promptly as possible, a copy of the petition and the order for evaluation shall be personally served on the person to be evaluated and the professional…
- § 5210 At the time a person is taken into custody for evaluation, or within a reasonable time thereafter, unless a responsible relative or the guardian or conservator…
- § 5211 The report of a patient’s property required by Section 5210 to be made by the person taking him into custody for evaluation shall be in substantially the…
- § 5212 Whenever possible, persons charged with service of orders and apprehension of persons pursuant to this article shall dress in plain clothes and travel in…
- § 5213 (a) If, upon evaluation, the person is found to be in need of treatment because the person is, as a result of a mental health disorder, a danger to self or…