S.B. 135
         INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT AMENDMENTS

Senate Floor Amendments

Amendment 1 February 7, 2013 12:17 PM



Senator Todd Weiler proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Line 14 :    

             14      appropriate local mental health authority before the court may issue a judicial order
  if the local mental health authority appears at the commitment hearing       ;


2.    Page 2, Line 45 :    

             45          (2)
  (a)            {   Before   }        Subject to Subsection (2)(b), before       issuing a judicial order, the court [may]      {   shall   }        may       require the applicant to consult


3.    Page 2, Lines 47 through 49 :    

             47      professional from that local mental health authority to interview the applicant and the proposed
             48      patient to determine the existing facts and report them to the court.
  (b) The consultation described in Subsection (2)(a):

    (i) may take place at or before the hearing; and
    (ii) is required if the local mental health authority appears at the hearing.  

             49          (3) If the court finds from the application, from any other statements under oath, or


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