§ 9-20-114. Emergency custody
(a) The Department of Human Services or a law enforcement official may take a maltreated adult into emergency custody, or any person in charge of a hospital or similar institution or any physician treating any maltreated adult may keep the maltreated adult in custody, whether or not medical treatment is required, if the circumstances or […]
§ 9-20-115. Emergency orders
(a) (1) If there is probable cause to believe that immediate emergency custody is necessary to protect a maltreated adult, the probate division of circuit court shall issue an ex parte order for emergency custody to protect the maltreated adult. (2) If there is probable cause to believe that immediate emergency action is necessary to […]
§ 9-20-116. Probable cause hearing
(a) (1) Following issuance of an emergency order, the probate division of circuit court shall hold a hearing within five (5) business days to determine whether probable cause to issue the emergency order continues to exist. (2) The court may hold a probable cause hearing anywhere in the judicial district. (3) (A) An authorized employee […]
§ 9-20-101. Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Adult Maltreatment Custody Act”.