South Carolina § 44-52-150 Reconfinement of involuntarily committed patient who has left treatment facility without permission.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 44-52-150 — Reconfinement of involuntarily committed patient who has left treatment facility without permission.

South Carolina § 44-52-150

Title 44HEALTH

Ch. 52ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE COMMITMENT

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 44-52-150 (2026).

Text

If any patient involuntarily committed to a treatment facility is absent without permission a law enforcement officer may, upon written order of the head of the treatment facility and without the necessity of a warrant or court order, take the patient into custody and return him to the facility. No person may be reconfined pursuant to this section after being continuously absent from the jurisdiction of the Office of Mental Health for at least one year.

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If any patient involuntarily committed to a treatment facility is absent without permission a law enforcement officer may, upon written order of the head of the treatment facility and without the necessity of a warrant or court order, take the patient into custody and return him to the facility. No person may be reconfined pursuant to this section after being continuously absent from the jurisdiction of the Office of Mental Health for at least one year.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 487, SECTION 2. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.