Nothing in Sections 41-21-61 through 41-21-107 shall preclude any patient, his attorney, or relative or guardian from seeking a patient's release from a treatment facility by application for writ of habeas corpus; provided that the application shall be made to the chancellor of the county in which the patient is hospitalized. Provided, further, that if the patient is hospitalized at the Mississippi State Hospital at Whitfield, Mississippi, the said application shall be made to a chancellor of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 21 - Individuals with Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability
Persons in Need of Mental Treatment
§ 41-21-71. Procedure after examination; release or confinement pending hearing
§ 41-21-73. Procedures for hearing; evidence; witnesses; commitment; disposition and findings
§ 41-21-76. Waiver of rights by respondent
§ 41-21-77. Commitment to state hospital or Veterans Administration facility
§ 41-21-82. Report prior to termination of initial commitment or discharge
§ 41-21-83. Hearing on need for further treatment
§ 41-21-85. Payment of costs of hearing on need for further treatment
§ 41-21-89. Discharge at behest of patient, attorney, relative or guardian
§ 41-21-91. Deportation of nonresidents
§ 41-21-93. Warrant for patient absent without authorization
§ 41-21-97. Confidentiality of hospital records and information; exceptions
§ 41-21-99. Continued care of patients
§ 41-21-101. Admissions and commitments not adjudication of incompetency