ARTICLE 2. Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Heading of Article 2 amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 457, Sec. 55.
§§ 6500–6513 · 16 sections
- § 6500 (a) For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Dangerousness to self or others” shall include, but not be limited to, a finding…
- § 6501 If a person is charged with a violent felony, as described in Section 667.5 of the Penal Code, and the individual has been committed to the State Department of…
- § 6502 A petition for the commitment of a person with a developmental disability to the State Department of Developmental Services who has been found incompetent to…
- § 6503 The court shall fix a time and place for the hearing of the petition. The time for the hearing shall be set no more than 60 days after the filing of the…
- § 6504 In all cases the court shall require due notice of the hearing of the petition to be given to the person alleged to have a developmental disability. Whenever a…
- § 6504.5 (a) Wherever a petition is filed pursuant to this article, the court shall appoint the director of a regional center for the developmentally disabled…
- § 6505 Whenever the court considers it necessary or advisable, it may cause an order to issue for the apprehension and delivery to the court of the person alleged to…
- § 6506 Pending the hearing, the court may order that the alleged dangerous person alleged to have a developmental disability may be left in the charge of his or her…
- § 6507 The court shall inquire into the condition or status of the person alleged to have a developmental disability. For this purpose it may by subpoena require the…
- § 6508 Each psychologist and physician shall receive for each attendance mentioned in Section 6507 the sum of five dollars ($5) for each person examined, together…
- § 6509 (a) If the court finds that the person has a developmental disability, and is a danger to self or to others, or is in acute crisis, as defined in paragraph (1)…
- § 6510 In case of the dismissal of the petition, the court may, if it considers the petition to have been filed with malicious intent, order the petitioner to pay the…
- § 6510.5 Under no circumstances shall the court order placement of a person described in this article or a dangerous person committed pursuant to Section 1370.1 of the…
- § 6511 Any person who knowingly contrives to have any person adjudged to have a developmental disability under the provisions of this article, unlawfully or…
- § 6512 If, when a boy or girl is brought before a juvenile court under the juvenile court law, it appears to the court, either before or after adjudication, that the…
- § 6513 (a) The State Department of Developmental Services shall pay for the costs, as defined in this section, of judicial proceedings, including commitment,…