§ 5263

Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 319, Sec. 8.

Copies of the second notice of certification for imminently suicidal persons, as set forth in Section 5262, shall be filed with the court and personally delivered to the person certified. A copy shall also be sent to the person’s attorney, to the district attorney, to the public defender, if any, and to the facility providing intensive treatment.

The person certified shall also be asked to designate any person who is to be sent a copy of the certification notice. If the person certified is incapable of making such a designation at the time of certification, he or she shall be asked to designate such person as soon

as he or she is capable.

Other sections in Article 4.5 - Additional Intensive Treatment of Suicidal Persons

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