Can a person with mental health issues be detained under section 5150 and 5151 of the Mental Health Act?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. L. A. Cnty. Dep't of Children v. Joan D. (In re H.A.), B283432 (Cal. App. 2018):
4. "Sections 5150 and 5151 permit a person to be taken into custody and detained for 72 hours when there is probable cause he or she is a danger to himself or others as a result of a mental disorder." (People v. Jason K. (2010) 188 Cal.App.4th 1545, 1552.)
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