{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-5227","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 5227","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\nThe People of the State of California to\n:\n(Professional person in charge of the facility providing evaluation)\n______ has appeared before me and appears to be, as a result of ______ (chronic alcoholism, the use of narcotics, or the use of restricted dangerous drugs), a danger to himself, or others, or gravely disabled. Now, therefore, you are directed to evaluate ______ at ______ on the ____ day of ____, 19__, at __ o’clock _m. Witness my hand, this ____ day of ____, 19__.\nJudge of the ________ Court\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 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 3. Court-Ordered Evaluation for Persons Impaired by Chronic Alcoholism or Drug Use [5225. - 5230.]"],"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":"e4923e26c24b641d21c99c58c66edcae6e580554f8283364770fc1316c4965c0","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-5226.1","next":"us-ca/wic-5228"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}