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Section 22-52-1.1 - Definitions. - When used in this article, the following terms shall have...
Section 22-52-1.2 - Filing and Contents of Petition Seeking Involuntary Commitment of Another. - (a) Any person may file a petition seeking the involuntary...
Section 22-52-2 - Review of Petition by Probate Judge; Examination of Petitioner; Dismissal of Petition Without Further Proceedings. - (a) When any petition is filed seeking the involuntary commitment...
Section 22-52-3 - Service of Petition and Order Setting Petition for Hearing Upon Person Sought to Be Committed; Contents of Notice. - When any petition has been filed seeking the involuntary commitment...
Section 22-52-4 - Appointment of Attorney and Guardian Ad Litem for Person Sought to Be Committed; Statements, etc., of Person in Presence of Judge, Prior to Obtaining Services of Attorney, Not to Be Considered by Judge. - (a) At the time when any petition has been filed...
Section 22-52-5 - Appointment by Probate Judge of Attorney to Appear in Support of Petition; Employment by Petitioners of Attorney to Appear in Support of Petition. - The probate judge shall appoint an attorney to serve as...
Section 22-52-6 - Notification of Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation or Other Public Facility of Petition, Date of Final Hearing, Etc. - (a) When a petition is filed seeking the involuntary commitment...
Section 22-52-7 - Restrictions on Imposition of Limitations Upon Liberty of Person Sought to Be Committed Pending Hearings; Ordering, etc., of Examinations of Person Sought to Be Committed; Supervision of Temporary Treatment. - (a) When a petition has been filed seeking to have...
Section 22-52-8 - Holding of Probable Cause and Final Hearings Generally. - (a) When any respondent sought to be committed has any...
Section 22-52-9 - Conduct of Hearings. - At all hearings, including probable cause hearings, conducted by the...
Section 22-52-10.1 - (Effective Upon the Implementation of Act 2021-246) Order Entered Where Judge Finds Criteria Met; Dismissal of Petition; Reports to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. - (a) If at the final hearing on a petition seeking...
Section 22-52-10.2 - Findings Necessary for Outpatient Treatment. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-202 IN THE 2022...
Section 22-52-10.3 - Order for Outpatient Treatment. - (a) At the final hearing on a petition for commitment...
Section 22-52-10.4 - Findings Necessary for Inpatient Treatment; Order When No Treatment Available. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-202 IN THE 2022...
Section 22-52-10.5 - Facilities for Inpatient Treatment; Length of Treatment; Cost. - (a) At the final hearing on a petition for involuntary...
Section 22-52-10.6 - Petition for Renewal of Inpatient Commitment Order; Probate Court; Special Judge; Notice; Hearing. - (a) A petition for renewal of an inpatient commitment order...
Section 22-52-10.7 - Transfer to Another Facility. - A respondent committed to inpatient treatment may be transferred from...
Section 22-52-10.8 - Order for Involuntary Commitment for Inpatient Treatment to Be Entered Into Criminal Justice Information System and Nics; Redaction of Order Upon Removal of Limitation to Purchase Firearm. - (a) When the judge of probate of a county enters...
Section 22-52-10.9 - Order Finding Defendant Insane, Mentally Incompetent, etc., to Be Entered Into Information Systems; Civil Review. - (a)(1) Upon any finding that a defendant is insane, mentally...
Section 22-52-10.10 - Renewal of Outpatient Commitment Order. - (a) A petition for renewal of an outpatient commitment order...
Section 22-52-11 - Retention of Jurisdiction by Probate Court Over Person Committed. - The probate court involuntarily committing a respondent shall retain jurisdiction...
Section 22-52-12 - Conveyance of Person Committed to Facility; Expenses of Conveyance. - The probate judge shall order one or more persons or...
Section 22-52-12.1 - Designated Mental Health Facilities; Standards of Care. - (a) The department shall designate certain mental health facilities that...
Section 22-52-12.2 - Renewal Petition Time Limit for Certain Patients. - With regard to those patients who shall have been committed...
Section 22-52-13 - Transfer of Persons Committed to Veterans Administration or Other Federal Agency; Powers, etc., of Chief Officers of Veterans Administration Hospitals, etc., With Respect to Retention, Transfer, Treatment, etc., of Persons Transfer... - (a) Any respondent involuntarily committed by the probate court to...
Section 22-52-14 - Payment of Costs. - In any commitment proceeding, the fees of any attorney appointed...
Section 22-52-15 - Appeals. - An appeal from an order of the probate court granting...
Section 22-52-16 - Applicability of Article. - This article does not apply to commitment to the custody...
Section 22-52-17 - Public Facilities Other Than Department of Mental Health Not Required to Perform Mental Evaluations; Exceptions. - Notwithstanding any other language in this article, the following limitations...