Georgia CommonsTítulo 37. MENTAL HEALTH · Capítulo 3. EXAMINATION, TREATMENT, ETC., FOR MENTAL ILLNESS · Artículo 3. EXAMINATION, HOSPITALIZATION, AND TREATMENT OF INVOLUNTARY PATIENTS · Parte 1. EMERGENCY RECEIVING FACILITIES FOR EXAMINATION OF PERSONS APPREHENDED PURSUANT TO PHYSICIAN’S CERTIFICATE, COURT ORDER, ETC.
37-3-44. Giving person and representatives notice of their rights upon admission to emergency receiving facility.
Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
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- (a)
Immediately upon arrival of a person at an emergency receiving facility under Code Section 37-3-43 or as soon thereafter as reasonably possible given a person’s condition or mental state at the time of arrival, the facility shall give the person written notice of his or her right to petition for a writ of habeas corpus or for a protective order under Code Section 37-3-148. This written notice shall also inform the person who has mental illness that he or she has a right to legal counsel and that, if the person is unable to afford counsel, the court will appoint counsel.#
- (b)
The notice informing the person’s representatives of such person’s hospitalization in an emergency receiving facility shall include a clear notification that the representatives may petition for a writ of habeas corpus or for a protective order under Code Section 37-3-148.#
History
Code 1933, § 88-504.6, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 505, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1789, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1098, § 2; Ga. L. 2016, p. 313, § 1/SB 271.
Cross references
Arrest of persons, T. 17, C. 4.
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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Texto leído de t37-t39-(v28)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volumen V28, edición 2021, página 160; acción de fusión: carried; SHA-256 del archivo 4eed692485f5.