2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 17a-29. (Formerly Sec. 17-433). Committal or transfer of persons under age of eighteen prohibited; exception.

      Sec. 17a-29. (Formerly Sec. 17-433). Committal or transfer of persons under age of eighteen prohibited; exception. On and after July 1, 1979, no person under the age of eighteen shall be committed, admitted or transferred to any state hospital for mental illness, as defined in section 17a-495, other than a hospital administered by the Commissioner of Children and Families.

      (P.A. 75-524, S. 22, 30; P.A. 77-148, S. 1, 2; P.A. 78-219, S. 6; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2.)

      History: P.A. 77-148 added "On and after July 1, 1978,"; P.A. 78-219 changed year to 1979 and extended applicability to admissions to hospitals for mental illness; Sec. 17-433 transferred to Sec. 17a-29 in 1991; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993.