Walk It Through: The Evaluation Hold
Protective custody, a screening unit rather than a cell, and what follows the examination.
A peace officer sees someone acting in a way that causes the officer to reasonably believe the person requires treatment.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One protective custody by a peace officer. Who is a person requiring treatment, how long a person may be held, and the hearing that may follow are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.