North Dakota § 25-03.1-06 Right to release on application - Exception - Judicial proceedings

North Dakota Statutes

§ 25-03.1-06 — Right to release on application - Exception - Judicial proceedings

North Dakota § 25-03.1-06

Title 25Mental and Physical Illness or Disability

Ch. 25-03.1Commitment Procedures

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N.D. Cent. Code § 25-03.1-06 (2026).

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An individual voluntarily admitted for inpatient treatment to a treatment facility or the state
hospital must be orally advised of the right to release and must be further advised in writing of
the rights under this chapter. A voluntary patient who requests release must be immediately

released. However, if the superintendent or the director determines the patient is a person
requiring treatment, the release may be postponed until a petition for involuntary commitment
has been filed with the clerk of court and judicial proceedings for involuntary treatment have
been held in the county in which the hospital or facility is located. The patient must be served
the petition within twenty-four hours, exclusive of weekends and holidays, from the time release
is requested, unless extended by the m

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An individual voluntarily admitted for inpatient treatment to a treatment facility or the state
hospital must be orally advised of the right to release and must be further advised in writing of
the rights under this chapter. A voluntary patient who requests release must be immediately

released. However, if the superintendent or the director determines the patient is a person
requiring treatment, the release may be postponed until a petition for involuntary commitment
has been filed with the clerk of court and judicial proceedings for involuntary treatment have
been held in the county in which the hospital or facility is located. The patient must be served
the petition within twenty-four hours, exclusive of weekends and holidays, from the time release
is requested, unless extended by the magistrate for good cause shown. The treatment hearing
must be held within seven days from the time the petition is served.