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Carlsbad police brief commission on SB 43 changes to mental-health detentions
Summary
Chief Shipley told commissioners that SB 43 expands the 'gravely disabled' standard under W&I 5150 to include severe substance use disorder or co-occurring disorders, and described new training bulletins and mandatory video instruction for officers to document and apply the change.
The Carlsbad Police Department briefed the Community Police Engagement Commission on SB 43 and how it changes local practice for mental-health detentions. Chief Shipley said the law widens the "gravely disabled" definition under Welfare and Institutions Code 5150 to include severe substance use disorder or co-occurring mental-health and substance-use conditions. "This update of SB 43 amends gravely disabled to also extend to a person who as a result of…
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