- Title
- Mental Health Law - Petitions for Emergency Evaluation
- Sponsored by
- Delegates Alston, Bagnall, Fennell, S. Johnson, J. Long, Martinez, M. Morgan, Taveras, Woods, Pena-Melnyk, Cullison, Bhandari, Chisholm, Guzzone, Hill, Hutchinson, Kaiser, Kipke, Lopez, Reilly, Rosenberg, Szeliga, and White Holland
- Status
- In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Specifying that a petition for emergency evaluation is effective for 5 days after being endorsed by the court; authorizing a court, on a certain motion and for good cause shown, to extend a petition for up to 5 days at a time, but not to exceed a total of 30 days; requiring the court to include the date the petition expires on the petition; and authorizing peace officers to use reasonable and necessary force when executing a petition.
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Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024
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Last Updated: 7/29/2024 11:33 AM