California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
WIC §5152.1: The professional person in charge of the facility providing 72-hour evaluation and treatment, or his or her designee, shall notify the county behavioral health director or the director’s designee and
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Facility staff must notify the county behavioral health director and requesting peace officers when a person is released from 72-hour psychiatric evaluation, if the officer requested notification and certified criminal conduct was involved. Records must be destroyed after two years.
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