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5250 is a section of California'sWelfare and Institutions Code
which allows a clinician to involuntarily confine a person
deemed a danger to himself, herself, and/or others and/or gravely
disabled. When used as a term, 5250 can informally refer
to the person being confined as well as the declaration
itself.
The process
Confinement under section 5250 lasts
for up to 14 days from the time the declaration is
written.
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