ARTICLE 1.5. Detention of Individuals Under the Influence of Alcohol for Evaluation and Treatment
Heading of Article 1.5 amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 847, Sec. 87.
§§ 5170–5176 · 12 sections
- § 5170 When any person is a danger to others, or to himself, or gravely disabled as a result of inebriation, a peace officer, member of the attending staff, as…
- § 5170.1 A 72-hour treatment and evaluation facility shall include one or more of the following: (1) A screening, evaluation, and referral facility which may be…
- § 5170.3 Such evaluation facility shall require an application in writing stating the circumstances under which the person’s condition was called to the attention of…
- § 5170.5 Any person placed in an evaluation facility has, immediately after he is taken to an evaluation facility and except where physically impossible, no later than…
- § 5170.7 A person who requests to be released from the facility before 72 hours have elapsed shall be released only if the psychiatrist directly responsible for the…
- § 5171 (a) If the facility for 72-hour treatment and evaluation of individuals under the influence of alcohol admits the person, it may detain the individual for…
- § 5172 Each person admitted to a facility for 72-hour treatment and evaluation under the provisions of this article shall receive an evaluation as soon after he or…
- § 5172.1 Any person who is a danger to others, or to himself, or gravely disabled as a result of inebriation, may voluntarily apply for admission to a 72-hour…
- § 5173 (a) Notwithstanding Section 5113, if the provisions of Section 5170.7 or 5172 have been met, the professional person in charge of the facility providing…
- § 5174 It is the intent of the Legislature (a) that facilities for 72-hour treatment and evaluation of inebriates be subject to state funding under Part 2 (commencing…
- § 5175 This article does not prevent a facility designated as a facility for 72-hour evaluation and treatment of individuals under the influence of alcohol from also…
- § 5176 (a) This article shall apply only to those counties wherein the board of supervisors has adopted a resolution stating that suitable facilities exist within the…