1. (a) Act. “Act” means part 2 of division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, known as the Short-Doyle Act.
2. (b) Director. “Director” means the Director of the Department of Mental Health unless otherwise specified.
3. (c) Local Director. “Local Director” means the administrator or director of the Local Mental Health Service appointed by the governing body.
4. (d) Department. “Department” means the State Department of Mental Health.
5. (e) May, Shall, and Should. “May” is permissive. “Shall” is mandatory. “Should” means suggested or recommended.
6. (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.

7. (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.

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

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