34-20A-64. Written application--Contents.

Any law enforcement officer, physician, spouse, guardian, or relative of the person to be detained, or any other responsible person, may make a written application for detainment under § 34-20A-63, directed to the administrator of the approved treatment facility. The application must state the circumstances requiring emergency detainment, including the applicant's personal observations and the specific statements of others, if any, upon which the person making the application relies.

Source: SL 1974, ch 240, § 11 (b); SL 1985, ch 277, § 15; SL 2022, ch 108, § 6.

34-20A-64.1. Confinement of disruptive detainee.

If any person taken into protective custody, pursuant to § 34-20A-55, or under emergency detainment pursuant to § 34-20A-64, is disruptive beyond the ability of the facility to control the person's behavior, or leaves without staff approval, the facility administrator, or an authorized designee, shall contact law enforcement authorities who may further detain the person at whatever level of confinement is necessary to protect the detainee or others.

Source: SL 1985, ch 277, § 1; SL 2022, ch 108, § 7.