Arkansas Code
Subchapter 2 - Commitment and Treatment
§ 20-47-203. Habeas corpus

Nothing in this subchapter shall in any way restrict the right of any person to attempt to secure his or her freedom by a habeas corpus proceeding as provided by current Arkansas law.

Structure Arkansas Code

Arkansas Code

Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare

Subtitle 3 - Mental Health

Chapter 47 - Treatment of Persons With Mental Illness

Subchapter 2 - Commitment and Treatment

§ 20-47-201. Purpose — Policy

§ 20-47-202. Definitions

§ 20-47-203. Habeas corpus

§ 20-47-204. Voluntary admissions

§ 20-47-205. Jurisdiction of circuit court

§ 20-47-207. Involuntary admission — Original petition

§ 20-47-208. Role of prosecuting attorney

§ 20-47-209. Initial hearing — Failure to appear — Exceptions from appearance requirement

§ 20-47-210. Immediate confinement — Initial evaluation and treatment

§ 20-47-211. Notification of rights

§ 20-47-212. Appointment of counsel

§ 20-47-213. Evaluation — When performed and by whom — Transportation to place of evaluation

§ 20-47-214. Forty-five-day involuntary admission — Hearing

§ 20-47-215. Additional periods of involuntary admission — Petitions — Hearing

§ 20-47-216. Continuances

§ 20-47-217. Appeals

§ 20-47-218. Treatment

§ 20-47-219. Return of persons absent from treatment — Noncompliance with treatment plan — Effect on order

§ 20-47-220. Fundamental rights

§ 20-47-221. Patient or client advocate

§ 20-47-222. Transfer and admission of residents who become ill in another state

§ 20-47-223. Admission not adjudication of incapacity

§ 20-47-224. Conversion from involuntary to voluntary status

§ 20-47-225. Liability for charges

§ 20-47-226. Forms

§ 20-47-227. Exclusion from liability

§ 20-47-228. Assurance of compliance

§ 20-47-229. Restraint of Arkansas State Hospital patient

§ 20-47-230. Return of detained or involuntarily admitted person to state of residence — Reciprocal agreements