Maximum period of involuntary commitment--Discharge or recommitment

Any person committed under § 34-20A-70 shall remain in for treatment for a period not to exceed ninety days unless sooner discharged. At the end of the ninety - day period, he shall be discharged automatically unless the administrator or an authorized designee of the facility to which the patient is committed prior to expiration of the period obtains a court order for recommitment upon the grounds set forth in § 34-20A-70 for a further period of ninety days unless sooner discharged. Source: SL 1974, ch 240 , § 12 (e); SL 1976, ch 218 ; SL 1985, ch 277 , § 31.