Commitment of Mentally Ill Persons Generally.

  1. Law
  2. Code of Alabama
  3. Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
  4. Mental Health.
  5. Commitment, Discharge and Transfer of Persons in State Institutions.
  6. Commitment of Mentally Ill Persons Generally.

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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 Transferred Thereto, etc.; Effect of Foreign Judgments or Orders of Commitment Committing Persons to Veterans Administration or Other Federal Agency.

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.