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Utah Code Title 26B. Utah Health and Human Services Codes § 26B-5-330. Involuntary commitment--Procedures

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) An adult may not be involuntarily committed to the custody of a local mental health authority except under the following provisions:

(a) emergency procedures for temporary commitment upon medical or designated examiner certification, as provided in Subsection 26B-5-331(1)(a);

(b) emergency procedures for temporary commitment without endorsement of medical or designated examiner certification, as provided in Subsection 26B-5-331(1)(b); or

(c) commitment on court order, as provided in Section 26B-5-332.

(2) A person under 18 years old may be committed to the physical custody of a local mental health authority only in accordance with the provisions of Part 4, Commitment of Persons Under Age 18.

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