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HB 707 Involuntary commitment hearings; person shall be held in custody until released to secure facility.

Introduced by: William R. Janis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Temporary custody orders; secure facility. Provides that a person who is subject to a temporary detention order shall remain in the custody of a law-enforcement officer until the person is either detained within a secure facility or custody has been accepted by the appropriate personnel designated by the facility identified in the temporary detention order.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Temporary custody orders; secure facility. States that a person who is subject to an involuntary commitment hearing under a temporary detention order shall be held in custody until released to a secure facility or released from custody by court order.