Walk It Through: The Evaluation Hold
An application under oath, an officer's own grounds, and ninety-six hours at most.
An adult relative believes someone has a mental disorder and presents a likelihood of serious harm, and goes to the courthouse.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One detention begun on a relative's application. What happens at the end of the period, the petition for further detention, the hearing, and the facility's own route 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.