Sec. 1. If an individual escapes from the facility to which an individual is committed under IC 12-26 or fails to comply with the requirements for outpatient status in accordance with IC 12-26-14-8, the sheriff of the county in which the individual is found shall take charge of and return the individual to the nearest state institution or community mental health center that has appropriate and available facilities and personnel to detain the escaped individual.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-15-4(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.