Indiana Code > Title 12 > Article 26 > Chapter 5 – Emergency Detention


§ 12-26-5-0.5	Authority of a law enforcement officer to transport a mentally ill individual to a facility; authority of a court to order detention; discharge; treatment
§ 12-26-5-1	48-72 hour detention; written application; contents
§ 12-26-5-2	Police officer authorized to take individual into custody; reimbursement for certain nonemergency transports
§ 12-26-5-3	Examination and treatment of detained individual
§ 12-26-5-6	Denial of application for detention; discharge; medical record
§ 12-26-5-9	Application for detention; action by court; final hearing
§ 12-26-5-11	Final hearing; burden of proof; testimony of physician; waiver
§ 12-26-5-12	Determination of absence of probable cause when individual taken into custody; transportation, care, and maintenance costs
§ 12-26-5-13	Immunity

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Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
medical record: means written or printed information possessed by a provider (as defined in IC 16-18-2-295) concerning any diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis of the patient, unless otherwise defined. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.