(a) The court shall conduct the proceedings on the petition for post certification treatment within four (4) judicial days of the filing of the petition and in accordance with constitutional guarantees of due process of law.

(b) If at the time of the hearing the person named in the petition requests a jury trial, such trial shall commence within ten (10) judicial days of the filing of the petition for post-certification treatment unless the person’s attorney requests a continuance, which may be for a maximum of ten (10) additional judicial days. The decision of the jury must be unanimous in order to support the finding of facts required by Section 82504 of this Chapter.

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(c) Until a final decision on the merits by the court the person named in the petition shall continue to be treated in the intensive treatment facility until released by order of the Superior Court or unless the petition for post certification treatment is withdrawn. If no decision has been made within thirty (30) days after the filing of the petition, not including extensions of time requested by the person’s attorney, the person shall be released.

SOURCE: Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 19-016:1 (Apr. 11, 1988).