Section 22-54-3
Applications for admission; when applications for admission not to be accepted.
(a) All admissions to the facility shall be by written application only. Application shall be made by the head of the state institution, agency, governmental body or court requesting same to the superintendent of the facility.
(b) An application shall not be accepted by the superintendent if by so doing the admission will result in an overcrowded condition or if adequate staff or facilities are not available.
(Acts 1975, No. 1220, p. 2545, §3.)