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5270 Involuntary Hold. Section 5720 is a section of the California Welfare and Institutions Code which refers to an additional 30 day hold for any psychiatric patient who remains gravely disabled after the first 14 days of treatment under a 5250 hold.
If you have attempted suicide in California and are in a medical hospital, you will find yourself on a fast track to involuntary commitment in a psychiatric hospital.You may want help but may not want it there.Here are some steps that you can take to avoid involuntary commitment. You need to get this all organized very, very quickly. 2  In California, one can be committed for a 72-hour observation period. 3  The psychiatrist will ask for a hearing within that the 72 hours regarding committing the person for 14 days in a psychiatric hospital.