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20-64-824. Additional commitment.
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20-64-824. Additional commitment.
(a) An additional forty-five-day commitment order may be requested if in the opinion of the treatment staff a person remains suicidal, homicidal, or gravely disabled.
(b)(1)(A) Any request for periods of additional commitment pursuant to this section shall be made by a petition verified by the receiving facility or program treatment staff.
(B) The petition shall set forth facts and circumstances forming the basis for the request.
(2) Upon the filing of the petition for additional commitment, all rights enumerated in § 20-64-817 shall be applicable.
(c)(1)(A) A hearing on the petition for additional commitment pursuant to this section shall be held before the expiration of the period of confinement.
(B) The hearing may be held in a receiving facility or program where the person is detained or residing.
(2) A copy of the petition shall be served upon the person sought to be additionally committed, along with a copy forwarded to any attorney who may have represented or may have been appointed to represent the person at the initial hearing.
(d) All testimony shall be recorded under oath and preserved.
(e) The need for additional commitment shall be proven by clear and convincing evidence.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-64-824
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20-64-824. Additional commitment.
(a) An additional forty-five-day commitment order may be requested if in the opinion of the treatment staff a person remains suicidal, homicidal, or gravely disabled.
(b)(1)(A) Any request for periods of additional commitment pursuant to this section shall be made by a petition verified by the receiving facility or program treatment staff.
(B) The petition shall set forth facts and circumstances forming the basis for the request.
(2) Upon the filing of the petition for additional commitment, all rights enumerated in § 20-64-817 shall be applicable.
(c)(1)(A) A hearing on the petition for additional commitment pursuant to this section shall be held before the expiration of the period of confinement.
(B) The hearing may be held in a receiving facility or program where the person is detained or residing.
(2) A copy of the petition shall be served upon the person sought to be additionally committed, along with a copy forwarded to any attorney who may have represented or may have been appointed to represent the person at the initial hearing.
(d) All testimony shall be recorded under oath and preserved.
(e) The need for additional commitment shall be proven by clear and convincing evidence.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
20-64-817. Statement of rights.
Every petition for involuntary commitment shall include or contain as an attachment the following statement of rights:
(1) That the person has the right to effective assistance of counsel, including the right to a court-appointed attorney;
(2) That the person and his or her attorney have the right to be present at all significant stages of the proceedings and at all hearings, except that no attorney shall be entitled to be present upon examination of the person by the treatment staff for the purpose of evaluation or treatment;
(3) That the person has the right to present evidence in his or her own behalf and cross-examine witnesses who testify against him or her;
(4) That the person has the right to remain silent; and
(5) That the person has a right to view and copy all petitions, reports, and documents contained in the court file.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-64-817
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-64-817. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.