Utah Code 26B-5-338. Reexamination of court order for commitment — Procedures — Costs
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(1) Any patient committed pursuant to Section 26B-5-332 is entitled to a reexamination of the order for commitment on the patient’s own petition, or on that of the legal guardian, parent, spouse, relative, or friend, to the court of the county in which the patient resides or is detained.
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-5-338
- County legislative body: means :(8)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;(8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section
17-52a-203 ; and(8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section17-52a-204 . See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- Patient: means an individual who is:
(20)(a) under commitment to the custody or to the treatment services of a local mental health authority; or(20)(b) undergoing essential treatment and intervention. See Utah Code 26B-5-301(2) Upon receipt of the petition, the court shall conduct or cause to be conducted by a mental health commissioner proceedings in accordance with Section 26B-5-332, except that those proceedings shall not be required to be conducted if the petition is filed sooner than six months after the issuance of the order of commitment or the filing of a previous petition under this section, provided that the court may hold a hearing within a shorter period of time if good cause appears. The costs of proceedings for such judicial determination shall be paid by the county in which the patient resided or was found prior to commitment, upon certification, by the clerk of the court in the county where the proceedings are held, to the county legislative body that those proceedings were held and the costs incurred. - Patient: means an individual who is: