Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code § 6253
Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code § 6253
California · California Welfare and Institutions Code · Status: effective
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- Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code § 6253, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/950306
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Wherever provision is made in this code for court-appointed medical examiners to make and sign a certificate showing the facts of an examination in the case of a person alleged to be subject to judicial commitment, the certificate shall be in substantially the following form: In the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of ________
In the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of ________
The People
For the Best Interest and Protection of
,
⎫⎪⎪⎪
Certificate of Medical Examiners
as a and
⎬
⎪
Concerning ,
⎪
and ,
⎪
Respondents
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We, Dr. ________ and Dr. ________, medical examiners in the County of ________, duly appointed and certified as such, do hereby certify under our hands that we have examined ________, alleged to be a ________, and have attended before a judge of said court at the hearing on the petition concerning said person, and have heard the testimony of all witnesses, and, as a result of the examination, have testified under oath before the court to the following facts concerning the alleged ____________:
Name
Address
Age Sex
Occupation Marital status
(Single, married, widowed, divorced)
Religious belief
Pertinent case history
General physical condition
Present mental status
Laboratory reports (if any)
Tentative diagnosis of mental health
Recommendation for disposition or supervision, treatment and care
Reason for the recommendation
Date ________________
Medical Examiner
Medical Examiner