CHAPTER 2. Civil Commitment of Minors [5585.50. - 5585.59.]

Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1202, Sec. 2.

§§ 5585.50–5585.59 · 7 sections

• § 5585.50 (a) When any minor, as a result of mental disorder, is a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled and authorization for voluntary…
• § 5585.52 Any minor detained under the provisions of Section 5585.50 shall receive a clinical evaluation consisting of multidisciplinary professional analyses of the…
• § 5585.53 If, in the opinion of the professional person conducting the evaluation as specified in Section 5585.52, the minor will require additional mental health…
• § 5585.55 The minor committed for involuntary treatment under this part shall be placed in a mental health facility designated by the county and approved by the State…
• § 5585.57 A minor experiencing a mental health condition, upon being considered for release from involuntary treatment, shall have an aftercare plan developed. The plan…
• § 5585.58 This part shall be funded under the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 5600), as part of the county performance contract.
• § 5585.59 For the purposes of this part, legally emancipated minors requiring involuntary treatment shall be considered adults and this part shall not apply.