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2016 Code of Alabama
Title 22 - HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.
Title 2 - MENTAL HEALTH.
Chapter 52 - COMMITMENT, DISCHARGE AND TRANSFER OF PERSONS IN STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Article 1 - Commitment of Mentally Ill Persons Generally.
- Section 22-52-1.1 - Definitions.
- Section 22-52-1.2 - Filing and contents of petition seeking involuntary commitment of another.
- Section 22-52-2 - Review of petition by probate judge; examination of petitioner; dismissal of petition without further proceedings.
- Section 22-52-3 - Service of petition and order setting petition for hearing upon person sought to be committed; contents of notice.
- Section 22-52-4 - Appointment of attorney and guardian ad litem for person sought to be committed; statements, etc., of person in presence of judge, prior to obtaining services of attorney, not to be considered by judge.
- Section 22-52-5 - Appointment by probate judge of attorney to appear in support of petition; employment by petitioners of attorney to appear in support of petition.
- Section 22-52-6 - Notification of Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation or other public facility of petition, date of final hearing, etc.
- Section 22-52-7 - Restrictions on imposition of limitations upon liberty of person sought to be committed pending hearings; ordering, etc., of examinations of person sought to be committed; supervision of temporary treatment.
- Section 22-52-8 - Holding of probable cause and final hearings generally.
- Section 22-52-9 - Conduct of hearings.
- Section 22-52-10.1 - Order entered where judge finds criteria met; dismissal of petition.
- Section 22-52-10.2 - Findings necessary for outpatient treatment.
- Section 22-52-10.3 - Order for outpatient treatment.
- Section 22-52-10.4 - Findings necessary for inpatient treatment; order when no treatment available.
- Section 22-52-10.5 - Facilities for inpatient treatment; length of treatment; cost.
- Section 22-52-10.6 - Petition for renewal of inpatient commitment order; probate court; special judge; notice; hearing.
- Section 22-52-10.7 - Transfer to another facility.
- 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.
- Section 22-52-10.9 - Order finding defendant insane, mentally incompetent, etc., to be entered into information systems; civil review.
- Section 22-52-11 - Retention of jurisdiction by probate court over person committed.
- Section 22-52-12 - Conveyance of person committed to facility; expenses of conveyance.
- Section 22-52-12.1 - Designated mental health facilities; standards of care.
- Section 22-52-12.2 - Renewal petition time limit for certain patients.
- Section 22-52-13 - Transfer of persons committed to Veterans Administration or other federal agency; powers, etc., of chief officers of Veterans Administration Hospitals, etc., with respect to retention, transfer, treatment, etc., of persons transferred thereto, etc.; effect of foreign judgments or orders of commitment committing persons to Veterans Administration or other federal agency.
- Section 22-52-14 - Payment of costs.
- Section 22-52-15 - Appeals.
- Section 22-52-16 - Applicability of article.
- Section 22-52-17 - Public facilities other than Department of Mental Health not required to perform mental evaluations; exceptions.
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