Statute · California Welfare and Institutions Code
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5170 — Detention of Individuals Under the Influence of Alcohol for Evaluation and Treatment
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5170
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Welfare and Institutions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
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 defined by regulation, of an evaluation facility designated by the county, or other person designated by the county may, upon reasonable cause,…
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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5170 — Detention of Individuals Under the Influence of Alcohol for Evaluation and Treatment is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
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 defined by regulation, of an evaluation facility designated by the county, or other person designated by the county may, upon reasonable cause, take, or cause to be taken, the person into civil protective custody and place him in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse as a facility for 72-hour treatment and evaluation of inebriates.