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Welfare and Institutions Code § 5585.25

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

Current as of September 28, 2026Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5585.25Official source ↗Ask about this

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 457, Sec. 53. (SB 1381) Effective January 1, 2013.

“Gravely disabled minor” means a minor who, as a result of a mental disorder, is unable to use the elements of life that are essential to health, safety, and development, including food, clothing, and shelter, even though provided to the minor by others. Intellectual disability, epilepsy, or other developmental disabilities, alcoholism, other drug abuse, or repeated antisocial behavior do not, by themselves, constitute a mental disorder.