Walk It Through: The Evaluation Hold
A sworn petition, a ride the magistrate allows, and eight hours from execution.
A family member goes to a magistrate about someone who has made recent threats of serious harm.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One emergency custody order on a family member's petition. The temporary detention order, the commitment hearing, the evaluator's role and the expiry note on the saved section 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.