Title XL — ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

632.440. No liability for health care professionals, public officials and certain peace officers. — No officer of a public or private agency, mental health facility or mental health program; no head, attending staff or consultant of any such agency, facility or mental health prog…

632.445. No liability for petitioners. — No person making or filing an application alleging that a person should be involuntarily detained, certified or committed, treated or evaluated pursuant to this chapter shall be rendered civilly or criminally liable if the application was …

632.450. Representation by attorney required — duties of attorney. — 1. An attorney shall be appointed to represent the respondent in all judicial proceedings under this chapter, including appeal, unless relieved by the courts for good cause shown. 2. The attorneys shall personal…

632.455. Patient, absent without permission, return may be requested, when. — 1. If requested to do so by the head of a mental health program, the sheriff of the county where a patient absent without authorization is found shall apprehend and return him or her to the program. 2. …

632.475. Sexual psychopaths committed before August 13, 1980, effect — application for release, hearing procedure — law officers to be given notice of probation or discharge. — 1. Persons committed to the department as criminal sexual psychopaths under statutes in effect before A…

632.480. Definitions. — As used in sections 632.480 to 632.513, the following terms mean: (1) "Agency with jurisdiction", the department of corrections or the department of mental health; (2) "Mental abnormality", a congenital or acquired condition affecting the emotional or voli…

632.483. Notice to attorney general, when — contents of notice — immunity from liability, when — multidisciplinary team established — prosecutors' review committee established. — 1. When it appears that a person may meet the criteria of a sexually violent predator, the agency wit…

632.484. Detention and evaluation of persons alleged to be sexually violent predators — duties of attorney general and department of mental health. — 1. When the attorney general receives written notice from any law enforcement agency that a person, who has pled guilty to or been…

632.486. Petition filed by attorney general, when — copy of multidisciplinary team's assessment to be filed with petition. — When it appears that the person presently confined may be a sexually violent predator and the prosecutor's review committee appointed as provided in subsec…

632.489. Probable cause determined — sexually violent predator taken into custody, when — hearing, procedure — examination by department of mental health. — 1. Upon filing a petition pursuant to section 632.484 or 632.486, the judge shall determine whether probable cause exists t…

632.492. Trial — procedure — assistance of counsel, right to jury, when. — Within sixty days after the completion of any examination held pursuant to section 632.489, the court shall conduct a trial to determine whether the person is a sexually violent predator. The trial may be …

632.495. Unanimous verdict required — offender committed to custody of department of mental health, when — contracting with county jails, when — release, when — mistrial procedures. — 1. The court or jury shall determine whether, by clear and convincing evidence, the person is a …

632.498. Annual examination of mental condition, not required, when — annual review by the court — petition for release, hearing, procedures (when director disapproves). — 1. Each person committed pursuant to sections 632.480 to 632.513 shall have a current examination of the per…

632.501. Petition for release — hearing (when director approves). — If the director of the department of mental health determines that the person's mental abnormality has so changed that the person is not likely to commit acts of sexual violence if released, the director shall au…

632.504. Subsequent petitions for release — approval or denial procedures. — Nothing in sections 632.480 to 632.513 shall prohibit a person from filing a petition for release pursuant to sections 632.480 to 632.513. However, if a person has previously filed a petition for release…

447.638. Restoration of possession, compensation. — 1. Upon determination by a court or jury that the person's mental abnormality has so changed that the person is not likely to commit acts of sexual violence if released, the court shall place the person on conditional release pu…

632.507. Attorney general to inform victims — notification of proceedings. — 1. The attorney general shall in a timely manner inform victims of a sexually violent offense committed by a person: (1) That a written notice has been given by the agency with jurisdiction to the attorn…

632.510. Release of information, when. — In order to protect the public, relevant information and records which are otherwise confidential or privileged shall be released to the agency with jurisdiction or the attorney general for the purpose of meeting the notice requirement pro…

632.513. Sealed records of proceedings — access permitted, when. — Any psychological reports, drug and alcohol reports, treatment records, medical records or victim impact statements which have been submitted to the court or admitted into evidence pursuant to sections 632.480 to …

632.520. Offender committing violence against an employee--definitions--penalty--damage of property, violation, penalty. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Employee of the department of mental health", a person who is an employee of the department o…

632.525. Abrogation of case law, sexually violent offense definition. — It is the intent of the legislature to reject and abrogate earlier case law interpretations on the meaning of or definition of "sexually violent offense" to include, but not be limited to, holdings in: Robert…

632.550. Definitions. — As used in sections 632.550 to 632.557, the following terms mean: (1) "Board", the governing board established in section 632.555; (2) "Child", a person under the age of eighteen years; (3) "Demonstration project", the project established in section 632.55…

632.553. Department to designate county for demonstration project — advisory board, members, duties — project goals. — 1. Subject to appropriations, the department of mental health shall designate a county in which to establish a three-year demonstration project to design and imp…

632.555. Governing board for project, members, terms, duties. — 1. There is hereby established within the department of mental health a "Governing Board" for the demonstration project established pursuant to section 632.553. The board shall be composed of seven members who are re…

632.557. Reports to governor and general assembly. — The department shall file annual progress reports concerning the demonstration project to the governor and to the general assembly. ­­-------- (L. 1989 H.B. 502, et al. § 4)

632.560. Mental health care provider requirements. — 1. As used in this section, "mental health care provider" means any person licensed pursuant to chapter 334, chapter 335, or chapter 337. 2. To provide repressed memory therapy, recovered memory therapy, reparenting therapy or …

632.575. Unlawful use of unmanned aircraft over a mental health hospital, offense of — permissible acts — signage — violation, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of unlawful use of unmanned aircraft over a mental health hospital if he or she purposely: (1) Operates an unm…