California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC |
Division 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES |
Part 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT |
Chapter 2. Involuntary Treatment |
ARTICLE 3. Court-Ordered Evaluation for Persons Impaired by Chronic Alcoholism or Drug Abuse |
Section 5227.
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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 the State of California
Concerningand
_____ Respondents _____
No. _____
Order
for
EvaluationThe People of the State of California to
:
(Professional person in charge of the facility providing
evaluation)______ has appeared before me and appears to be, as a result of ______ (chronic alcoholism, the use of narcotics, or the use of restricted dangerous drugs), a danger to himself, or others, or gravely disabled.
Now, therefore, you are directed to evaluate ______ at ______ on the ____ day of ____, 19__, at __ o'clock _m.
Witness my hand, this ____ day of ____, 19__.
_____ _____ Judge of the ________ Court _____
Return of Order
I hereby certify that I received the above order for the evaluation of ______ and on the ____ day of ____, 19__, personally served a copy of the order and of the petition on the professional person in charge of the ______, a facility for treatment and evaluation, or his designee.
Dated: ____ 19__.
_____ _____ Signature and Title _____