Thorn v. Superior Court

Opinion

BURKE, J.

The Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (the “LPS act” or the “act”), commencing with section 5000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, 1 constitutes part 1 of a new division 5 added to that code in 1967 (Stats. 1967, ch. 1667, p. 4074, § 36), 2 operative July 1, 1969, and entitled “Community Mental Health Services.” This prohibition proceeding presents questions of the construction, practical application, and constitutionality of certain provisions of the act which authorize the detention for intensive treatment, not to exceed 14 days, of involuntary patients who as a result of…