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22-52-16
Section 22-52-16 Applicability of article. This article does not apply to commitment to the
custody of the State Department of Mental Health of individuals under the age of 19 years
who are mentally ill. (Act 2019-447, §1.)...
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22-52-92
Section 22-52-92 Applicability to counties. (a) This article shall not be applicable to any
county unless and until the judge of probate with the approval of the county commission of
that particular county makes a finding that there exists in the county provisions for implementation
of the community mental health officer program and the necessary facilities to detain persons
pursuant to this article. In that event, the judge of probate shall open a case under a docket
number and enter therein findings upon the records of the court which shall also expressly
state the intention thereby to invoke this article. Notification and a copy of the court's
findings and statement shall be served on all designated mental health facilities located
within the county, all law enforcement agencies within the county, the Commissioner of the
state Department of Mental Health, the state Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the
Governor of the State of Alabama, and any other persons deemed...
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22-52-37
Section 22-52-37 Standards for conduct of civil commitment proceedings generally; minimum standards
for civil commitment; appeals from orders of probate courts as to commitment. (a) Any civil
commitment proceedings are to be conducted in accordance with the following constitutional
due process standards: (1) Adequate notice of the hearing and its purpose shall be given sufficiently
in advance of the scheduled proceedings to permit a reasonable opportunity to prepare therefor.
(2) The person to be committed shall have the right to attend the hearing unless the court,
after appropriate inquiry, determines that he or she is so mentally or physically ill as to
be incapable of attendance. (3) The subject of the hearing shall be informed of his right
to counsel and to the appointment of counsel if indigent. Where the commitment of a presently
confined patient is sought, a guardian ad litem who is an attorney shall be appointed. (4)
The guardian ad litem shall be entitled to a reasonable fee...
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22-52-34
Section 22-52-34 Proceedings for reevaluation and civil commitment or transfer of certain persons
in custody of Department of Mental Health. (a) Where any person is in the custody of the Department
of Mental Health pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 of this chapter, the commissioner
shall direct the superintendent of Bryce or Searcy Hospital or any other facility so designated
by the commissioner to reevaluate the mental condition of such person for a determination
as to whether or not he or she meets the minimum standards for civil commitment as defined
in Section 22-52-37. Where the sentence for which said person was committed has expired and
where said person meets the minimum standards for involuntary civil commitment, the commissioner
or his designee is hereby authorized to petition the judges of probate of Tuscaloosa or Mobile
Counties or any judge of probate where such facility exists for an order of civil commitment
to the Department of Mental Health. All of the subsequent...
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22-52-31
Section 22-52-31 Proceedings for civil commitment of persons accused of crimes, committed to
custody of Department of Mental Health and determined to be unable to attain capacity to proceed
to trial in foreseeable future; effect of such civil commitment upon statute of limitations,
etc. (a) Upon certification by the superintendent of Bryce or Searcy Hospital or any other
facility so designated by the commissioner that any person accused of a crime and committed
to the custody of the department in one of its facilities has been determined by appropriate
members of the medical staffs of said facilities as designated by the superintendent to be
unable to attain the capacity to proceed to trial in the foreseeable future, the commissioner
or his designee is hereby authorized to petition the judges of probate of Tuscaloosa or Mobile
Counties or any judge of probate where such facility exists for an order of civil commitment
to the Department of Mental Health. All of the subsequent provisions...
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22-52-91
Section 22-52-91 Duty of law enforcement officer, community mental health officer to take into
custody alleged mentally ill persons; detention; admission; hearing. (a) When a law enforcement
officer is confronted by circumstances and has reasonable cause for believing that a person
within the county is mentally ill and also believes that the person is likely to be of immediate
danger to self or others, the law enforcement officer shall contact a community mental health
officer. The community mental health officer shall join the law enforcement officer at the
scene and location of the person to assess conditions and determine if the person needs the
attention, specialized care, and services of a designated mental health facility. If the community
mental health officer determines from the conditions, symptoms, and behavior that the person
appears to be mentally ill and poses an immediate danger to self or others, the law enforcement
officer shall take the person into custody and,...
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22-52-35
Section 22-52-35 Appointment of special probate judges for consideration, hearing and entry
of orders pertaining to commitment or continued custody of certain persons committed or transferred
to facilities of Department of Mental Health; qualifications, powers, etc., of special probate
judges; conduct of hearings by special probate judges generally. (a) Upon application of the
commissioner or his designee, the Governor may appoint one or more special judges of probate
for the purpose of considering, hearing and entering appropriate orders with regard to the
commitment or continued custody of such persons who have been committed by any court of this
state to any facility pursuant to the provisions of Sections 15-16-24 and 15-16-40, accused
of a crime but not yet tried, or transferred to such facility on order of the Governor, pursuant
to the provisions of Article 4 of this chapter. (b) A special judge of probate appointed under
the provisions of this article shall be vested with all...
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41-10-351
Section 41-10-351 Definitions. The following terms hereafter used in this article shall have
the following respective meanings: (1) AUTHORITY. The public corporation organized pursuant
to the provisions of this article. (2) BONDS. The bonds issued under the provisions of this
article. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Mental Health. (4) DEPARTMENT. The Department
of Mental Health provided for in Chapter 50 of Subtitle 2 of Title 22. (5) DIRECTORS. The
board of directors of the authority. (6) MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES. Any one or more of the
following: hospitals and other facilities of any kind for treatment and care of the mentally
ill and individuals with an intellectual disability; regional or community-based mental health
centers; regional or community-based facilities for treatment and care of the mentally ill
or individuals with an intellectual disability; regional or community-based centers for the
treatment of alcoholism or drug addiction; and improvements to existing state...
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15-16-41
Section 15-16-41 Determination of necessity for hearing as to involuntary commitment of defendant
found not guilty by reason of insanity; subsequent proceedings. If a defendant in a criminal
case is found not guilty by reason of insanity, the court shall forthwith determine whether
the defendant should be held for a hearing on the issue of his involuntary commitment to the
Alabama State Department of Mental Health. If the court determines that there is probable
cause to believe that the defendant is mentally ill and as a consequence of such mental illness
poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to himself or to others, the court shall
order the defendant into the custody of the sheriff until a hearing can be held to determine
whether the defendant shall be involuntarily committed. If the court does not make such a
determination, then the defendant shall be forthwith released from custody. (Acts 1981, No.
81-708, p. 1189, §1.)...
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15-16-43
Section 15-16-43 Commitment of defendant upon finding of mental illness. If, at the final hearing,
the court finds that the defendant is mentally ill and as a consequence of such mental illness
poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to himself or to others, the court shall
order the defendant committed to the custody of the Commissioner of the Alabama State Department
of Mental Health or to such other public facility as the court may order. If the court does
not make such a finding, then the defendant shall be released from custody forthwith. (Acts
1981, No. 81-708, p. 1189, §3.)...
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