§27-1-16. Incapacitated
"Incapacitated" means a level of intoxication at which an individual is incapable of physical or mental control of himself thus rendering him dangerous to himself or others or unable to protect himself from hazard.
§27-1-17. Judicial Officer
"Judicial officer" in the context of the provisions of this and other chapters of this code dealing with disposition of a charge of public intoxication, means a municipal judge, a magistrate or any judge of a court of record in this state.
§27-1-11. Addiction
(a) As used in this chapter, “addiction” or substance use disorder means a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress as manifested by one or more of the following occurring within 30 days prior to the filing of the petition: (1) Recurrent substance use resulting in a failure to fulfill […]
§27-1-12. Likely to Cause Serious Harm
(a) "Likely to cause serious harm" means an individual is exhibiting behaviors consistent with a medically recognized mental disorder or addiction, excluding, however, disorders that are manifested only through antisocial or illegal behavior and as a result of the mental disorder or addiction: (1) The individual has inflicted or attempted to inflict bodily harm on […]
§27-1-13. Chief Medical Officer
"Chief medical officer" means the physician responsible for medical programs within a mental health facility and shall include the clinical director of a state hospital.
§27-1-14. Detained or Taken Into Custody
"Detained or taken into custody" where used in this chapter shall permit detention for custody in a county facility which may be in the same building as the county jail if the said county facility: (a) Meets the standards which the Department of Health shall prescribe; and (b) Is approved for such use by the […]
§27-1-15. Computation of Time
The provisions of section one, article two, chapter two of this code shall apply to the time fixed for doing any act under this chapter.
§27-1-6. State Hospital
"State hospital" means any hospital, center or institution, or part of any hospital, center or institution, established, maintained and operated by the Division of Health, or by the Division of Health in conjunction with a political subdivision of the state, to provide inpatient or outpatient care and treatment for the mentally ill, intellectually disabled or […]
§27-1-7. Administrator and Clinical Director
(a) The administrator of a state-operated treatment facility is its chief executive officer and has the authority to manage and administer the financial, business and personnel affairs of such facility. All other persons employed at the state-operated treatment facility are under the jurisdiction and authority of the administrator of the treatment facility who need not […]
§27-1-8. Resident of State and County
A "resident of the state" is any person who has had an established residency in this state for at least one year, and a "resident of the county" is any person who has had an established residency in a county for at least sixty days.