Involuntary Committment

Instant ONLINE Medical & Life Proposals
		Law & Reference (Caveats*)

Steve Shorr.com

Involuntary Commitment of Persons Not Convicted of a Crime 3100-3111 California Welfare and Institution Code

3100. Anyone who believes that a person is addicted to the use of narcotics or by reason of the repeated use of narcotics is in imminent danger of becoming addicted to their use or any person who believes himself to be addicted or about to become addicted may report such belief to the district attorney, under oath, who may, when there is probable cause, petition the superior court for a commitment of such person to the Director of Corrections for confinement in the narcotic detention, treatment and rehabilitation facility. As used in this article the term "person" includes any person who is released on probation by any court of this state.

A little more Explanation

Essay - Survey on Involuntary Commitments for Drug and Alcohol

Robinson v. California Registration with Findlaw.com is FREE

A California statute makes it a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for any person to "be addicted to the use of narcotics," and, in sustaining petitioner's conviction there under, the California courts construed the statute as making the "status" of narcotic addiction a criminal offense for which the offender may be prosecuted "at any time before he reforms," even though he has never used or possessed any narcotics within the State and has not been guilty of any antisocial behavior there.

Held: As so construed and applied, the statute inflicts a cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Pp. 660-668.

Reversed.

Attorney Referrals

Nolo Press.com

HBO Weight of the Nation

Instant ONLINE Medical & Life Proposals

See the "Caveats" below. I hope you find what your looking for and that you can come to an amicable resolution of your problem.

We will NOT respond to any questions about law - other than if it applies to our "Day Job" Medical, Life, Disability & Retirement Plans. That is why we have Google Ads on the site, so that you can find an appropriate professional to help you. If you need to consult an Attorney - click here for links.

This Web site is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information regarding the subject matter covered. BUT it will no longer be regulary maintainted. The webmasters "Day Job" is now keeping him too busy to regulary update this site or answer any questions on anything other than Insurance Matters. It is provided with the understanding that the website is not engaged in rendering legal, tax, Medical or Insurance advice. Be sure to verify that any forms linked to are the MOST recent version. The links are from our review of various search engines, advertising and so forth. We do NOT necessarily recommend those we link to. We link to many Government sites and as the saying goes - one of the world's 3 biggest lies is - I'm from the Government and we're here to help you. We not responsible for content on external web sites, nor do we have any control over them. If legal, tax, Insurance or Medical advice is required, the services of a competent professional in your state, if you are outside of California click here for a Health Insurance Professional should be sought. Click here for more formal wording and the visitor agreement.

Linking - You are encouraged and permission is granted to link to ANY page shown on our site map. You may not link to any other pages, without express permission. Click here for more details.