27A-10-1. Petition asserting need for immediate intervention of mentally ill person–Contents. If any person is alleged to be severely mentally ill and in such condition that immediate intervention is necessary for the protection from physical harm to self or others, any person, eighteen years of age or older, may complete a petition stating the factual […]
27A-10-1.1. Center as appropriate regional facility in certain circumstances. If a competent person agrees to receive treatment at the Human Services Center and the treatment is arranged with the center but upon arrival the person does not consent to admission or if a person agrees to accept treatment at the center and the treatment is […]
27A-10-1.2 . Appropriate regional facility–Application for Designation by Department of Social Services–Requirements. For purposes of admitting a person who is apprehended under § 27A-10-2 or 27A-10-3 , the Department of Social Services shall designate any facility as an appropriate regional facility if the facility is approved by the department in accordance with this section. Any […]
27A-10-14. Review hearing after involuntary commitment order–Notice–Rights and procedures. Within ninety days after the involuntary commitment of a person who is still under the commitment order, the county board of mental illness which serves the county in which the person is receiving treatment shall conduct a review hearing in the county to determine if the […]
27A-10-15. Additional review hearings. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§27A-10-9.1 and 27A-10-14, if the board of mental illness orders an initial commitment or a continued commitment it may also schedule at the time of such initial commitment hearing or at the time of such review hearing, and without further notice, a review hearing in addition to […]
27A-10-16. Emergency apprehension–Evaluation by designated mental health professional. Upon being informed of the emergency apprehension of an individual under the provisions of this chapter, the chairman of the county board of mental illness with jurisdiction over the person shall notify the community mental health center serving the area in which the board of mental illness […]
27A-10-17. Prehearing admission and commitment denied if medical condition exceeds center’s capacity. The center may refuse the prehearing admission and commitment of a person under this chapter who has a medical condition which exceeds the capacity of the center. Source: SL 1995, ch 158, §2.
27A-10-18. Refusal of admission and commitment when medical condition exceeds center’s capacity. The center may refuse the admission and commitment of a person under this chapter who has a medical condition which exceeds the capacity of the center. Source: SL 1995, ch 158, §3.
27A-10-19. Twenty-four hour hold of severely mentally ill person permitted–Notice to county board. If any person presents to a facility licensed by the state as a hospital, other than the Human Services Center, and after an examination by a qualified mental health professional it is determined that the person is severely mentally ill and in […]
27A-10-2. Order for apprehension of subject–Transportation to appropriate facility–Payment of expenses. After examination of a petition filed under §27A-10-1, the chair of the county board of mental illness may order the apprehension and transportation by a law enforcement officer or other designee of any person whom the chair has probable cause to believe meets the […]
27A-10-20. Definition of terms related to crisis referral and placement. Terms used in this section and §§27A-10-21 to 27A-10-23, inclusive, mean: (1)”Crisis intervention team certified law enforcement officer,” any law enforcement officer who has undergone a comprehensive training program in crisis intervention techniques involving any person who is mentally ill or has substance abuse issues […]
27A-10-21. Referral to mobile crisis team or crisis intervention team certified law enforcement officer–Voluntary resolution or placement. If any law enforcement officer or qualified mental health professional in a clinic or hospital has probable cause to believe that a person requires emergency nonmedical intervention pursuant to §27A-10-1, as an alternative to a petition for commitment […]
27A-10-22. Discretion of law enforcement officer to arrest–Priority given to placement. The provisions of §27A-10-21 do not limit the law enforcement officer’s discretion in arresting a person for a criminal offense. However, the law enforcement officer shall give priority to placing a severely mentally ill person who has also committed a misdemeanor offense in a […]
27A-10-23. Immunity from liability–Mobile crisis referral–Exception. Any law enforcement officer or authority, any qualified mental health professional in a clinic, hospital, or appropriate regional facility, or any clinic or hospital who in good faith transferred direct supervision of a person or direct engagement with a person to a mobile crisis team or a crisis intervention […]
27A-10-24. Report to attorney general of certain names for reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System. If the board of mental illness orders an involuntary commitment based on a finding pursuant to §27A-10-9.1 that the person is a danger to self as defined in subdivision 27A-1-1(7)(a) or a danger to others as defined in […]
27A-10-3. Apprehension by peace officer of person believed to require emergency intervention–Transportation to appropriate regional facility. A peace officer may apprehend any person that he has probable cause to believe requires emergency intervention under the criteria in §27A-10-1. The peace officer shall transport the person to an appropriate regional facility, as defined in §27A-1-1, other […]
27A-10-4. Petition on person apprehended. After a law enforcement officer or other designee transports an apprehended person to an appropriate regional facility pursuant to §27A-10-3, the law enforcement officer, a physician, or other person with personal knowledge of the relevant facts shall complete a petition as provided in §27A-10-1. Source: SL 1975, ch 181, §108; […]
27A-10-5. Notification of rights upon custody, detention, or filing of petition–Notice to county board where person apprehended. Immediately after a person is taken into custody pursuant to §27A-10-2 or 27A-10-3, a hold is initiated pursuant to §27A-8-10.1 or 27A-10-19, or a petition is filed pursuant to §27A-8-11.2, the person shall be notified both orally and […]
27A-10-6. Examination of person detained–Report to chair–Expenses of examination. Within twenty-four hours after the apprehension of any person who allegedly requires emergency intervention under §27A-10-2 or 27A-10-3, a hold is initiated on the person pursuant to §27A-8-10.1, or a petition is filed pursuant to §27A-8-11.2, a qualified mental health professional designated by the chair of […]
27A-10-7. Results of examination–Person released upon failure of examination to meet criteria–Continued detention if criteria met. If the examination required in §27A-10-6 does not support a finding that the person meets the criteria for involuntary commitment in §27A-1-2, the person shall be released. Following such release, the referring county shall provide the person with transportation […]
