Alabama § 22-52-12.2 Renewal Petition Time Limit for Certain Patients

Alabama Statutes

§ 22-52-12.2 — Renewal Petition Time Limit for Certain Patients

Alabama § 22-52-12.2

Title 22Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control

Ch. 52Commitment, Discharge and Transfer of Persons in State Institutions

Art. 1Commitment of Mentally Ill Persons Generally

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Ala. Code § 22-52-12.2 (2026).

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With regard to those patients who shall have been committed to state mental health facilities for 150 days or more as of January 1, 1992, the directors of such facilities or their designees shall petition for renewal of the commitment orders affecting such patients as appropriate. Said petitions shall be filed within a reasonable period of time not to exceed one year. All proceedings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 22-52-10.6.

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With regard to those patients who shall have been committed to state mental health facilities for 150 days or more as of January 1, 1992, the directors of such facilities or their designees shall petition for renewal of the commitment orders affecting such patients as appropriate. Said petitions shall be filed within a reasonable period of time not to exceed one year. All proceedings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 22-52-10.6.