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The Lanterman–Petris–Short (LPS) Act (Chapter 1667 of the 1967 California Statutes, codified as Cal. Welf & Inst. Code, sec. 5000 et seq.) regulates involuntary civil commitment to a mental health institution in the state of California. The act set the precedent for modern mental health commitment procedures in the United States.
Texas set the bar for involuntary commitment for treatment by raising the burden of proof required to commit persons from the usual civil burden of proof of "preponderance of the evidence" to the higher standard of "clear and convincing evidence". [27] An example of involuntary commitment procedures is the Baker Act used in Florida. Under this ...
Criteria for involuntary commitment are generally set by the individual states, and often have both short- and long-term types of commitment. Short-term commitment tends to be a few days or less, requiring an examination by a medical professional, while longer-term commitment typically requires a court hearing, or sentencing as part of a ...
The petition must also include information such as the petitioner’s relationship with the respondent and the names and addresses of the respondent’s relatives, if possible.
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Democrats in the state legislative majority on Thursday resisted calls by New Mexico's governor to address the “dangerous intersection” of crime and homelessness, shunning her proposals to ...
People may be placed involuntarily at an inpatient facility. The main section of the Baker Act about involuntary inpatient placement (F.S. 394.467) [28] specifies the criteria for involuntary inpatient placement, as well as the petitioning process, the appointment of counsel, the continuance of the hearing, and the hearing. Note that people may ...
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