Definition of 5150

5150

crazy.

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- See more words with the same meaning: crazy, insane, weird, strange.
Last edited on Feb 08 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 28 2009.
mentally disturbed.
He's screaming, cursing, and talking to someone unseen. I think he's 5150.
Don't fuck with me I'm 5150

Last edited on Dec 17 2020. Submitted by cljmontgomery from Fresno, CA, USA on Mar 07 2015.
5150 is the number of the section of the Welfare and Institutions Code, which allows an adult who is experiencing a mental health crisis to be involuntarily detained for a 72- hour psychiatric hospitalization when evaluated to be a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled. OC Health bhs mhi Orange County, California - Involuntary Detention - OC Health Care Agency

The call came in to police dispatch, "Officer in need of assistance. Combative, adult, Male, caucasian. Possible 5150." The officer feared the man might be mentally ill. Synonyms: insane, mentally ill, crazy, mad, ill, looney
Last edited on Jan 15 2021. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 15 2021.

to involuntarily commit a person to a mental hospital or ward.
That crazy mofo needs to be 5150ed.

Last edited on Nov 26 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 28 2009.

5150 is the penal code for involuntary commitment to a mental hospital or ward in California.

Citation from "The Tie that Binds", Hand of God (TV), Season 1 Episode 10 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

Last edited on Jun 30 2018. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 28 2009.

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