{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-5207","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 5207","heading":"","body":"The order for evaluation shall be in substantially the following form:\nIn the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of _____\nThe People of the State of California Concerning and Respondents No. _____ Order for Evaluation or Detention\nThe People of the State of California to\n:\n(Peace officer, counselor in mental health, or other official appointed by the court)\nThe petition of ____ has been presented this day to me, a Judge of the Superior Court for the County of ____, State of California, from which it appears that there is now in this county, at ____, a person by the name of ____, who is, as a result of mental disorder, a danger to others, or to himself, or gravely disabled.\nNow, therefore, you are directed to notify ____ to submit to an evaluation at ____ on the ____ day of ____, 19_, at __ o’clock __m.\n____ shall be permitted to be accompanied by one or more of his relatives, friends, an attorney, a personal physician, or other professional or religious advisor.\nThe individual or individuals who accompany ____ may be present during the evaluation if so requested by ____.\n*Provision for Detention for Evaluation\nIf the person fails or refuses to appear for evaluation when notified by order of this court, you are hereby directed to detain said ____ or cause him to be detained at ____ for a period no longer than 72 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays if evaluation services are not available on those days, for the purposes of evaluation.\nI hereby direct that a copy of this order together with a copy of the petition be delivered to said person and his representative, if any, at the time of his notification; and I further authorize the service of this order at any hour of the day or night.\nWitness my hand, this ____ day of ____, 19_\nJudge of the Superior Court\n*This paragraph is applicable only if the person to be evaluated fails or refuses to appear for evaluation after having been properly notified.\nReturn of Order\nI hereby certify that I received the above order for the evaluation of ____ and on the ____ day of ____, 19_, personally served a copy of the order and of the petition on ____ and the professional person in charge of the ____, a facility for treatment and evaluation, or his designee.\nDated: ____, 19_.\nSignature and Title","path":["Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC","DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES [5000. - 5987.]","PART 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT [5000. - 5550.]","CHAPTER 2. Involuntary Treatment [5150. - 5349.1.]","ARTICLE 2. Court-Ordered Evaluation for Persons with a Mental Health Condition [5200. - 5213.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"ef3df315d87e35e3c49bd3e106a7b21ceebf40291d214d74b198f794287ecd35","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-5206","next":"us-ca/wic-5208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}