Cal. Code Regs. tit. 9 § 1551

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 1551 - Definitions

The following definitions shall govern the construction of sections 1550 through 1590.

(a) Act. "Act" means part 2 of division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, known as the Short-Doyle Act.

(b) Director. "Director" means the Director of the Department of Mental Health unless otherwise specified.

(c) Local Director. "Local Director" means the administrator or director of the Local Mental Health Service appointed by the governing body.

(d) Department. "Department" means the State Department of Mental Health.

(e) May, Shall, and Should. "May" is permissive. "Shall" is mandatory. "Should" means suggested or recommended.

(f) Date of Receipt. The "Date of Receipt" shall be the date of signed certified mail receipt. A mailing by the Department shall be properly addressed if addressed to the last address of record with the Department.

(g) Location. The "location" of informal conferences and hearings shall be:

The County of San Francisco for Local Mental Health Service in the 1st Appellate District which includes the following counties:

Alameda	Lake	Napa	Santa Clara
Contra Costa	Marin	San Benito	Santa Cruz
Del Norte	Mendocino	San Francisco	Solano
Humboldt	Monterey	San Mateo	Sonoma

The County of Los Angeles for Local Mental Health Service in the 2nd or 4th Appellate District which includes the following counties:

2nd Appellate District
Los Angeles	San Luis Obispo	Santa Barbara	Ventura
4th Appellate District
Orange	Inyo	San Bernardino	San Diego
	Riverside	Imperial

The County of Sacramento for Local Mental Health Service in the 3rd or 5th Appellate District which includes the following counties:

3rd Appellate District
Alpine	Glenn	Plumas	Sutter
Amador	Lassen	Sacramento	Tehama
Butte	Modoc	San Joaquin	Trinity
Calaveras	Mono	Shasta	Yolo
Colusa	Nevada	Sierra	Yuba
El	Dorado	Placer	Siskiyou
5th Appellate District
Fresno	Kings	Mariposa	Stanislaus
Kern	Madera	Merced	Tulare
			Tuolumne

Notwithstanding the above, the parties by mutual agreement may select any place within the State.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 1551

Note: Authority cited: Sections 5400 and 5750, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 5700.1 and 5712, Welfare and Institutions Code.