e/Lanterman–Petris–Short Act

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has gloss	eng: The Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, often abbreviated LPS, ( sec. 5000 et seq.) concerns the involuntary civil commitment to a mental health institution in the State of California. The act set the precedent for modern mental health commitment procedures in the United States. It was co-authored by California State Assemblyman Frank Lanterman (R) and California State Senators Nicholas C. Petris (D) and Alan Short (D), and signed into law in 1967 by Governor Ronald Reagan. The Act went into full effect on July 1, 1972. It cited seven articles of intent:
lexicalization	eng: Lanterman-Petris-Short Act
lexicalization	eng: Lanterman–Petris–Short Act
instance of	e/California Statutes