Alabama § 22-52-3 Service of Petition and Order Setting Petition for Hearing Upon Individual Sought to Be Committed; Contents of Notice

Alabama Statutes

§ 22-52-3 — Service of Petition and Order Setting Petition for Hearing Upon Individual Sought to Be Committed; Contents of Notice

Alabama § 22-52-3

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 § 22-52-3 (2026).

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When any petition has been filed seeking the involuntary commitment of a respondent and the petition has been reviewed by the judge of probate, the judge of probate shall order the sheriff of the county in which the respondent was located at the time of the filing to serve a copy of the petition, together with a copy of the order setting the petition for a hearing, upon the respondent. The notice shall include the date, time and place of the hearing; a clear statement of the purpose of the proceeding and the possible consequences to the subject thereof; the alleged factual basis for the proposed commitment; a statement of the legal standards upon which commitment is authorized; and a list of the names and addresses of the witnesses who may be called to testify in support of the petition. T

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When any petition has been filed seeking the involuntary commitment of a respondent and the petition has been reviewed by the judge of probate, the judge of probate shall order the sheriff of the county in which the respondent was located at the time of the filing to serve a copy of the petition, together with a copy of the order setting the petition for a hearing, upon the respondent. The notice shall include the date, time and place of the hearing; a clear statement of the purpose of the proceeding and the possible consequences to the subject thereof; the alleged factual basis for the proposed commitment; a statement of the legal standards upon which commitment is authorized; and a list of the names and addresses of the witnesses who may be called to testify in support of the petition. The hearing shall be preceded by adequate notice to the respondent.