TITLE 16

JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER 24

CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

16-2408.  Discharge or petition for one hundred twenty day treatment order. Any child who is voluntarily admitted to a treatment facility upon the consent of his parents or guardian shall be discharged within three (3) business days of a written request for discharge by the consenting person unless such request is withdrawn in writing or there is other legal authority to hold the child at the facility.

History:

[16-2408, added 1997, ch. 404, sec. 1, p. 1287.]