California § 5170.5 - Any person placed in an evaluation facility has, immediately after he is taken to
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 5170.5 — Any person placed in an evaluation facility has, immediately after he is taken to, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5170.5. Any person placed in an evaluation facility has, immediately after he is taken to
Any person placed in an evaluation facility has, immediately after he is taken to an evaluation facility and except where physically impossible, no later than three hours after he is placed in such facility or taken to such unit, the right to make, at his own expense, at least two completed telephone calls. If the person placed in the evaluation facility does not have money upon him with which to make such calls, he shall be allowed free at least two completed local toll free or collect telephone calls.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5170.5 ("Any person placed in an evaluation facility has, immediately after he is taken to") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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