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Subchapter IV - Commitment Under Court Order.


  • § 21–541. Petition to Commission; copy to person affected.
  • § 21–542. Hearing by Commission; presence and rights of person affected; hearing regarding liability.
  • § 21–543. Representation by counsel; compensation; recess.
  • § 21–544. Determinations of Commission; report to court; copy to person affected; right to jury trial.
  • § 21–545. Hearing and determination by court or jury; order; witnesses; jurors.
  • § 21–545.01. Renewal of commitment status by Commission; review by court.
  • § 21–546. Periodic examinations of committed patients; procedure for examination and detention or release; petition to court.
  • § 21–547. Judicial determination of petition filed under section 21-546; order; psychiatrists and qualified psychologists as witnesses.
  • § 21–548. Request for revocation of outpatient status; confinement pending decision on revocation of outpatient status; hearing on outpatient revocation petition.
  • § 21–549. Preservation of other rights to release.
  • § 21–550. Surety.
  • § 21–551. Nonresidents.
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