2005 Idaho Code - 66-343 — PETITION FOR REEXAMINATION OF ORDER OF COMMITMENT

                                  TITLE  66
                        STATE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
                                  CHAPTER 3
                       HOSPITALIZATION OF MENTALLY ILL
    66-343.  PETITION FOR REEXAMINATION OF ORDER OF COMMITMENT. All patients
committed pursuant to section 66-329, Idaho Code, shall be entitled to a
reexamination of the order for or conditions of his commitment on his own
petition, or that of his legal guardian, parent, spouse, relative, attorney or
friend, to the district court of the county in which the patient was committed
or is found. Within three (3) years of the effective date of this act, the
department shall petition for the reexamination of all patients committed
pursuant to section 66-329, Idaho Code, prior to the effective date of this
act. Upon receipt of the petition the court shall determine whether the
conditions justifying involuntary care and treatment continue to exist except
that such proceedings shall not be required to be conducted if the petition is
filed sooner than four (4) months after the issuance of the order of
commitment or sooner than one (1) year after the filing of a previous petition
under this section.