Statute · California Welfare and Institutions Code
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5208 — Court-Ordered Evaluation for Persons with a Mental Health Condition
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5208
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Welfare and Institutions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
As promptly as possible, a copy of the petition and the order for evaluation shall be personally served on the person to be evaluated and the professional person in charge of the facility for treatment and evaluation named in the order, or his designee.
Citator
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5208 — Court-Ordered Evaluation for Persons with a Mental Health Condition is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
As promptly as possible, a copy of the petition and the order for evaluation shall be personally served on the person to be evaluated and the professional person in charge of the facility for treatment and evaluation named in the order, or his designee.
If the person to be evaluated fails to appear for an evaluation at the time designated in the order, the professional person in charge, or his designee, shall notify the person who served the order to have the person to be evaluated detained pursuant to the order.