12-15-409
Section 12-15-409 Role of attorney as advocate; designation of facilities. (a) An attorney
representing the state, any county, or municipality or the Department of Youth Services or
the Department of Human Resources or an attorney representing the person or persons filing
a petition to have a minor or child committed may serve as the advocate in support of the
petition to commit in all matters regarding the petition. (b) At the final hearing upon a
petition seeking to commit a minor or child to the custody of the department on the basis
that the minor or child is mentally ill, the juvenile court may grant the petition if clear
and convincing evidence proves all of the following: (1) That the minor or child sought to
be committed is mentally ill. (2) That, as a consequence of the mental illness, the minor
or child poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to himself, herself, or to others.
(3) That the threat of substantial harm has been evidenced by a recent overt act. (4)...
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12-15-402
Section 12-15-402 Authority and procedure. (a) The state, any county, any municipality, or
any governmental department or agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Human
Resources or the Department of Youth Services, or any person, including a parent, legal guardian,
or legal custodian, may file a petition in the juvenile court to have any minor or child,
as defined in this chapter, committed to the custody of the department on the basis that the
minor or child is an individual with a mental illness or intellectual disability and, as a
consequence of that mental illness or intellectual disability, poses a real and present threat
of substantial harm to self or to others. (b) The petition shall be verified and filed in
the county in which the minor or child is located or resides, petitioning the juvenile court
to commit the minor or child to the custody of the department. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384,
§5-137; Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-928; §12-15-90; amended and...
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12-15-410
Section 12-15-410 Evidence in commitment proceedings for minor and child with an intellectual
disability. (a) At the final hearing upon a petition seeking to commit a minor or child to
the department on the basis that the minor or child is a person with an intellectual disability,
the juvenile court may grant the petition if clear and convincing evidence proves all of the
following: (1) The minor or child sought to be committed is a person with an intellectual
disability. (2) The minor or child is not mildly retarded, as defined by the department. (3)
The minor or child, if allowed to remain in the community, is likely to cause serious injury
to himself, herself, or others, or that adequate care, rehabilitation, and training opportunities
are available only at a facility provided by the department. (b) Upon these findings, the
juvenile court shall enter an order setting forth the findings, and may order the minor or
child committed to the custody of the department. (c) The commissioner...
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12-15-405
Section 12-15-405 Notice of hearing; appointment of counsel for the minor or child. (a) When
any minor or child against whom a petition has been filed seeking to commit the minor or child
to the custody of the department is initially brought before the juvenile court, the juvenile
court shall provide a copy of the petition and if requested, read the petition to the minor
or child and to his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and counsel, and inform
those persons verbally and in writing of the date, time, and place of the next hearing to
be held in regard to the minor or child, the purpose of the hearing, the rights of the minor
or child at the hearing, and the possible consequences of the hearing. (b) The juvenile court
shall appoint a child's attorney for the minor or child. The juvenile court may appoint a
guardian ad litem in addition to the child's attorney. No statement made or act done by the
minor or child in the presence of the juvenile court prior to the minor...
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12-15-408
Section 12-15-408 Conducting hearings to commit the minor or child. At all hearings conducted
pursuant to this section to commit a minor or child to the custody of the department, the
following shall apply: (1) The minor or child sought to be committed shall be present unless,
prior to the hearing, the child's attorney for the minor or child has filed in writing a waiver
of the presence of the minor or child on the ground that the presence of the minor or child
would be dangerous to his or her physical or mental health or that the conduct of the minor
or child could reasonably be expected to prevent the hearing from being held in an orderly
manner and the juvenile court has determined from the evidence that the waiver should be granted
and has entered an order approving the waiver. (2) The minor or child sought to be committed
shall have the right to compel the attendance of and offer the testimony of witnesses, to
be confronted with the witnesses in support of the petition and to...
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12-15-406
Section 12-15-406 Determination of placement of the minor or child. (a) At the time that a
minor or child sought to be committed is first brought before the juvenile court, the juvenile
court shall determine the placement of the minor or child pending further hearings. No limitations
shall be placed upon the minor or child unless limitations shall be necessary to prevent the
minor or child from doing substantial harm to self or to others or to prevent the minor or
child from leaving the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. (b) No child shall be placed in
a juvenile detention facility unless the child is charged with a delinquent act. (c) The juvenile
court may order the minor or child to be held in a public or private facility pending receipt
by the department. (d) The juvenile court shall order the minor or child to appear at the
times and places set for hearing the petition and may order and require the minor or child
to appear at designated times and places to be examined by medical...
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12-15-130
Section 12-15-130 Ordering, conduct, and certification of findings of mental and physical examinations
of children; minors or children believed to be individuals with a mental illness or an intellectual
disability; treatment or care for children; payment; authority to order emergency medical
care for children. (a) Where there are indications that a child may be physically ill, a child
with mental illness or an intellectual disability, or an evaluation of a child is needed to
help determine issues of competency to understand judicial proceedings, mental state at the
time of the offense, or the ability of the child to assist his or her attorney, the juvenile
court, on its own motion or motion by the prosecutor, or that of the child's attorney or guardian
ad litem for the child, may order the child to be examined at a suitable place by a physician,
psychiatrist, psychologist, or other qualified examiner, under the supervision of a physician,
psychiatrist, or psychologist who shall certify...
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12-15-102
Section 12-15-102 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have
the following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age or older. (2) AFTERCARE.
Conditions and supervision as the juvenile court orders after release from the Department
of Youth Services. (3) CHILD. An individual under the age of 18 years, or under 21 years of
age and before the juvenile court for a delinquency matter arising before that individual's
18th birthday, or under 19 years of age and before the juvenile court for a child in need
of supervision matter or commitment to the State Department of Mental Health or under 19 years
of age and before the juvenile court for a proceeding initiated under Section 12-15-115(b)(2).
Where a delinquency petition alleges that an individual, prior to the individual's 18th birthday,
has committed an offense for which there is no statute of limitation pursuant to Section 15-3-5,
the term child also shall include the individual subject to the...
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30-5-5
Section 30-5-5 Standing to file sworn petition for protection order; disclosure of information;
costs and fees. (a) The following persons have standing to file a sworn petition for a protection
order under this chapter as a plaintiff: (1) A person who is at least 18 years old or is otherwise
emancipated and is the victim of abuse, as defined in Section 30-5-2, or has reasonable cause
to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of any act of abuse. (2)
A parent, legal guardian, next friend, court-appointed guardian ad litem, or the State Department
of Human Resources may petition for relief on behalf of the following: a. A minor child. b.
Any person prevented by physical or mental incapacity from seeking a protection order. (b)
Standardized petitions for actions pursuant to this chapter shall be made available through
the circuit clerks' offices around the state. The circuit clerk shall not provide assistance
to persons in completing the forms or in presenting...
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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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