Alabama Code > Title 22 > Subtitle 2 > Chapter 54 – Alabama Security Medical Facility


§ 22-54-1	Establishment authorized; facility to be under jurisdiction of Department of Mental Health; designation
§ 22-54-2	Sources from which patients may be admitted to facility
§ 22-54-3	Applications for admission; when applications for admission not to be accepted
§ 22-54-4	Return of patients to sources from which received; institutions, courts, etc., referring patients to facility to retain constructive jurisdiction over patients; discharge of patients; applicability of support, commitment and release statutes to patients a
§ 22-54-5	Final decision as to admission or discharge of patients to rest with superintendent of facility

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writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
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