2006 Alabama Code - Section 22-52-10.8 — Order for involuntary commitment for inpatient treatment to be entered into Criminal Justice Information System and NICS; redaction of order upon removal of limitation to purchase firearm.

(a) If at the final hearing on a petition seeking to involuntarily commit a respondent, the probate judge finds, based on clear and convincing evidence, that the respondent meets the criteria for involuntary commitment, an order shall be entered for:

(1) Outpatient treatment; or

(2) Inpatient treatment.

The least restrictive alternative necessary and available for the treatment of the respondent's mental illness shall be ordered.

(b) The petition for involuntary commitment shall be dismissed if the criteria for commitment is not proved.

(Acts 1991, No. 91-440, p. 783, §11.)