California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 5203

WIC § 5203Div. 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 2

Statute text

Any individual who seeks a petition for court-ordered evaluation knowing that the person for whom the petition is sought is not, as a result of mental disorder, a danger to himself, or to others, or gravely disabled is guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be held liable in civil damages by the person against whom the petition was sought.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 722.