{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-6254","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 6254","heading":"","body":"Wherever provision is made in this code for an order of commitment by a superior court, the order of commitment shall be in substantially the following form:\nIn the Superior Court of the State of California For the County of ____\nThe People For the Best Interest and Protection of ⎫ ⎪ ⎪ Order for Care, Hospitalization, or Commitment\nas a , ⎪\n⎪\nand Concerning and ⎬ ⎪\n, Respondents ⎪\n⎭\nThe petition dated ________, alleging that ________, having been presented to this court on the ________ day of ________, 20__, and an order of detention issued thereon by a judge of the superior court of this county, and a return of the said order: And it further appearing that the provisions of Sections 6250 to 6254, inclusive, of the Welfare and Institutions Code have been complied with; And it further appearing that Dr. ________ and Dr. ________, two regularly appointed and qualified medical examiners of this county, have made a personal examination of the alleged ________, and have made and signed the certificate of the medical examiners, which certificate is attached hereto and made a part hereof; Now therefore, after examination and certificate made as aforesaid, the court is satisfied and believes that ________ is a ________ and is so ________. It is ordered, adjudged, and decreed: That ________ is a ________ and that _he * (a) Be cared for and detained in ________, a county psychiatric hospital, a community mental health service, or a licensed hospital for the care of persons with mental health disorders until the further order of the court, or * (b) Be cared for at ________, until the further order of the court, or * (c) Be committed to the State Department of State Hospitals for placement in a state hospital, or * (d) Be committed to a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs or other agency of the United States, to wit: ________ at ________. It is further ordered and directed that ________ of this county, take, convey, and deliver ________ to the proper authorities of the hospital or establishment designated herein to be cared for as provided by law.\nDated this ________ day of ________, 20__.\nJudge of the Superior Court\n* Strike out when not applicable.","path":["Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC","DIVISION 6. ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS [6000. - 6825.]","PART 2. JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS [6250. - 6825.]","CHAPTER 1. Definitions, Construction and Standard Forms [6250. - 6254.]"],"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":"d8510690ec4aa538420a75232ab919f141feb4061e621fd44f5e54536df3f021","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-6253","next":"us-ca/wic-6331"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}