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Does one exist, promulgated by the Congress or any State Legislature and signed by the Executive?
In CA the Welfare and Institutions code covers situations where a person may be a danger to themselves or others. It allows LE to detain a person who raises a "red flag" and bring them to a secure psychiatric hospital, and be held for 72 hours for observation (5150 W&I).
The detainee can be released anytime by the psychiatrist, but must be released at the end of 72 hours unless s/he is determined to need further evaluation and/or treatment. The patient then can be held for two weeks (5250 W&I), and if the medical doctor decides more treatment is needed they must petition the court under the LPS Act, see details in the link below:
Lanterman–Petris–Short Act - Wikipedia.
In CA the Welfare and Institutions code covers situations where a person may be a danger to themselves or others. It allows LE to detain a person who raises a "red flag" and bring them to a secure psychiatric hospital, and be held for 72 hours for observation (5150 W&I).
The detainee can be released anytime by the psychiatrist, but must be released at the end of 72 hours unless s/he is determined to need further evaluation and/or treatment. The patient then can be held for two weeks (5250 W&I), and if the medical doctor decides more treatment is needed they must petition the court under the LPS Act, see details in the link below:
Lanterman–Petris–Short Act - Wikipedia.