2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 20A - Treatment And Prevention Of Alcohol And Drug Abuse
§ 34-20A-81 Maximum period of involuntary commitment--Discharge or recommitment.
34-20A-81. Maximum period of involuntary commitment--Discharge or recommitment. Any person committed under § 34-20A-70 shall remain in for treatment for a period not to exceed ninety days unless sooner discharged. At the end of the ninety-day period, he shall be discharged automatically unless the administrator or an authorized designee of the facility to which the patient is committed prior to expiration of the period obtains a court order for recommitment upon the grounds set forth in § 34-20A-70 for a further period of ninety days unless sooner discharged.
Source: SL 1974, ch 240, § 12 (e); SL 1976, ch 218; SL 1985, ch 277, § 31.
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