SECTION 101
§ 101. When any person, as a result of mental disorder, is a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled, a peace officer, emergency medical technician, or physician, may, upon probable cause, take, or cause to be taken, the person into custody and place him or her in a mental healthcare facility for three hours for evaluation.
SECTION 402
§ 402. The mental healthcare facility shall require an application in writing stating the circumstances under which the person's condition was called to the attention of the peace officer, emergency medical technician, or physician, and stating that the peace officer, emergency medical technician, or physician has probable cause to believe that the person is, as a result of mental disorder, a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled.
SECTION 403
§ 403. Any person alleged, as a result of mental disorder, to be a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or to be gravely disabled, may be ordered by a court to be placed into a mental healthcare facility for three hours for evaluation.
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