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Miss. Code Ann. § 41-32-1 Scope of chapter; involuntary commitment upon judgment of chancery court
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The provisions of this chapter shall be supplemental to the provision of Title 41, Chapters 30 and 31, Mississippi Code of 1972. A person may be involuntarily committed for alcoholism or drug addiction, or both, to a private treatment facility, upon a judgment of the chancery cou…
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-32-11 Assistance of county sheriff in confining and transporting defendant
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The chancellor may order assistance by the sheriff of the county, or any other county in confining and transporting the defendant to the facility, at the expense of the committing county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-32-3 Filing Uniform Alcohol and Drug Commitment Affidavit for judgment of committal
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Any interested person may file a Uniform Alcohol and Drug Commitment Affidavit with the chancery court for a judgment of committal in termtime or in vacation. The affidavit shall state facts to establish: (a) the defendant is an alcoholic or drug addict, i.e., he is powerless ove…
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-32-5 Hearing; presence of attorney; order for commitment; period of confinement
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(1) The chancellor shall schedule with the affiant a time on a day certain for the hearing thereof, not less than five (5) days nor more than twenty (20) days from the filing of the affidavit. The case shall be triable upon three (3) days’ service of process and service of notice…