26B-5-330. Involuntary commitment -- Procedures.
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Effective 5/3/2023
26B-5-330. Involuntary commitment -- Procedures.
(1)An adult may not be involuntarily committed to the custody of a local mental health authority except under the following provisions:
(a)emergency procedures for temporary commitment upon medical or designated examiner certification, as provided in Subsection 26B-5-331(1)(a) ;
(b)emergency procedures for temporary commitment without endorsement of medical or designated examiner certification, as provided in Subsection 26B-5-331(1)(b) ; or
(c)commitment on court order, as provided in Section 26B-5-332 .
(2)A person under 18 years old may be committed to the physical custody of a local mental health authority only in accordance with the provisions of Part 4, Commitment of Persons Under Age 18 .
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 308 , 2023 General Session