Code of Alabama
Article 1 - Commitment of Mentally Ill Persons Generally.
Section 22-52-12 - Conveyance of Person Committed to Facility; Expenses of Conveyance.

The probate judge shall order one or more persons or law enforcement officers to convey any respondent involuntarily committed for inpatient treatment to the department or to a designated mental health facility as the court may order, and all necessary expenses incurred by the persons or officers conveying the respondent shall be taxed as costs of the proceeding.

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Code of Alabama

Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.

Title 2 - Mental Health.

Chapter 52 - Commitment, Discharge and Transfer of Persons in State Institutions.

Article 1 - Commitment of Mentally Ill Persons Generally.

Section 22-52-1.1 - Definitions.

Section 22-52-1.2 - Filing and Contents of Petition Seeking Involuntary Commitment of Another.

Section 22-52-2 - Review of Petition by Probate Judge; Examination of Petitioner; Dismissal of Petition Without Further Proceedings.

Section 22-52-3 - Service of Petition and Order Setting Petition for Hearing Upon Person Sought to Be Committed; Contents of Notice.

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.

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.

Section 22-52-6 - Notification of Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation or Other Public Facility of Petition, Date of Final Hearing, Etc.

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.

Section 22-52-8 - Holding of Probable Cause and Final Hearings Generally.

Section 22-52-9 - Conduct of Hearings.

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.

Section 22-52-10.2 - Findings Necessary for Outpatient Treatment.

Section 22-52-10.3 - Order for Outpatient Treatment.

Section 22-52-10.4 - Findings Necessary for Inpatient Treatment; Order When No Treatment Available.

Section 22-52-10.5 - Facilities for Inpatient Treatment; Length of Treatment; Cost.

Section 22-52-10.6 - Petition for Renewal of Inpatient Commitment Order; Probate Court; Special Judge; Notice; Hearing.

Section 22-52-10.7 - Transfer to Another Facility.

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.

Section 22-52-10.9 - Order Finding Defendant Insane, Mentally Incompetent, etc., to Be Entered Into Information Systems; Civil Review.

Section 22-52-10.10 - Renewal of Outpatient Commitment Order.

Section 22-52-11 - Retention of Jurisdiction by Probate Court Over Person Committed.

Section 22-52-12 - Conveyance of Person Committed to Facility; Expenses of Conveyance.

Section 22-52-12.1 - Designated Mental Health Facilities; Standards of Care.

Section 22-52-12.2 - Renewal Petition Time Limit for Certain Patients.

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...

Section 22-52-14 - Payment of Costs.

Section 22-52-15 - Appeals.

Section 22-52-16 - Applicability of Article.

Section 22-52-17 - Public Facilities Other Than Department of Mental Health Not Required to Perform Mental Evaluations; Exceptions.