§ 5203 False Mental Health Petitions

• •You can't lie to get someone forced into a mental health check.
• •If you do this on purpose, you can get in trouble with the law.
• •The person you lied about can sue you for money.

Your neighbor is quiet and keeps to himself, but you don’t like him. You tell the court he’s crazy and dangerous, even though he’s not.

If the court finds out you lied just to get him in trouble, you could go to jail or have to pay him money.