Title 22 — Title 22
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Ala. Code § 22-52-90 Definitions
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As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) DESIGNATED MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY. A mental health facility other than a state mental health facility designated by the state Department of Mental Health to receive persons for evaluat…
Ala. Code § 22-52-91 Duty of Law Enforcement Officer, Community Mental Health Officer to Take into Custody Alleged Mentally Ill Persons;
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Detention; Admission; Hearing. (a)(1) When a law enforcement officer is confronted by circumstances that give the law enforcement officer reasonable cause for believing that an individual within the county has a mental illness and that the individual is likely to pose a real and …
Ala. Code § 22-52-92 Applicability to Counties
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(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 p…
Ala. Code § 22-52-93 Costs
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No county shall be required to pay costs associated with the temporary confinement or commitment of a person to a designated mental health facility, including, but not limited to, the cost of housing and treatment. All costs associated with a probable cause hearing, including cos…