Ohio § 5122.17 Temporary detention

Ohio Statutes

§ 5122.17 — Temporary detention

Ohio § 5122.17

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5122Hospitalization of Mentally Ill

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Bluebook

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5122.17 (2026).

Text

Pending removal to a hospital, a person taken  into custody or ordered to be hospitalized pursuant to this  chapter may be detained for not more than forty-eight hours in a  licensed rest or nursing home, a licensed or unlicensed hospital,  a community mental health services provider, or a county home, but  the person shall not be detained in a nonmedical facility used for  detention of persons charged with or convicted of penal offenses  unless the court finds that a less restrictive alternative cannot  be made available.

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Pending removal to a hospital, a person taken into custody or ordered to be hospitalized pursuant to this chapter may be detained for not more than forty-eight hours in a licensed rest or nursing home, a licensed or unlicensed hospital, a community mental health services provider, or a county home, but the person shall not be detained in a nonmedical facility used for detention of persons charged with or convicted of penal offenses unless the court finds that a less restrictive alternative cannot be made available.