North Dakota § 25-03.1-18 Involuntary treatment - Release

North Dakota Statutes

§ 25-03.1-18 — Involuntary treatment - Release

North Dakota § 25-03.1-18

Title 25Mental and Physical Illness or Disability

Ch. 25-03.1Commitment Procedures

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Bluebook

N.D. Cent. Code § 25-03.1-18 (2026).

Text

The superintendent or the director may release a patient subject to a fourteen-day
evaluation and treatment order or a seven-day emergency order if, in the superintendent's or
director's opinion, the respondent does not meet the criteria of a person requiring treatment or,
before the expiration of the fourteen-day order, the respondent no longer requires inpatient
treatment. The court must be notified of the release and the reasons therefor. If the respondent
is released because the respondent does not meet the criteria of a person requiring treatment,
the court shall dismiss the petition.

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The superintendent or the director may release a patient subject to a fourteen-day
evaluation and treatment order or a seven-day emergency order if, in the superintendent's or
director's opinion, the respondent does not meet the criteria of a person requiring treatment or,
before the expiration of the fourteen-day order, the respondent no longer requires inpatient
treatment. The court must be notified of the release and the reasons therefor. If the respondent
is released because the respondent does not meet the criteria of a person requiring treatment,
the court shall dismiss the petition.