§ 82101 Definitions
§ 82102 Privacy and Dignity of a Person to Be Considered
§ 82201 Authority to Evaluate a Person for Involuntary Hospitalization
§ 82201 v2 Authority to Evaluate a Person for Involuntary\r\nHospitalization
§ 82202 Authority for Bringing an Individual to a Qualified Mental\r\nHealth Professional for Consideration of Involuntary Hospitalization
§ 82203 Preservation and Safeguarding of Personal Property of Person\r\nTaken into Custody
§ 82204 Relation to Pending Criminal Actions
§ 82301 Authority to Detain for Additional 28-days
§ 82302 Certification
§ 82303 Same: Who Are to Receive Copies
§ 82304 Maximum Period; When Termination of Certification and\r\nRelease of Involuntary Patient Required
§ 82305 Civil Liability for Knowingly and Willfully Detaining a Patient for More Than 28 Days
§ 82306 Immunity from Liability of Qualified Mental Health Professional Staff for Action by Person Released Within the Designated Period
§ 82307 Permitting Certified Person to Leave Facility for Short\r\nPeriods
§ 82401 Right to Hearing by Habeas Corpus; Request for Release; Duties of Staff Member; Notices Required
§ 82403 Finding Under § 82402 Not Admissible as Evidence in Other\r\nProceeding
§ 82404 Immunity from Liability for Persons Exercising Authority in\r\nDetention and Treatment Proceedings
§ 82506 Immunity of Hospital from Liability For Actions of Person\r\nReleased
§ 82502 Petition by Person in Charge of Facility
§ 82503 Proceedings on the Petition for Post-certification Treatment
§ 82504 Findings; Maximum Period of Additional Treatment; Filing of\r\nNew Petition
§ 82505 Release Before Expiration of Ninety (90) Days; Notice to\r\nCourt
§ 82506 v2 Immunity of Hospital From Liability for Actions of Person\r\nReleased
§ 82602 Right to Communication and Visitation; Exercise of Civil\r\nRights
§ 82601 Enumeration of Rights; Posting of List in English, Chamorro and Tagalog
§ 82602 v2 Right to Communication and Visitation; Exercise of Civil\r\nRights
§ 82603 Who May Deny Rights to Person Detained; Grounds; Entry in Treatment Records; Information to Be Made Available to Person Detained
§ 82604 Rights Not Specifically Denied to Be Retained
§ 82605 Confidentiality of Information in Records; Persons to Whom\r\nDisclosure Authorized
§ 82606 Compilation and Publication of Statistical Data Authorized
§ 82607 Action for Wrongful Release of Confidential Information or\r\nRecords; Penalty or Treble Damages; Injunction
§ 82608 Presumption of Incompetency Due to Evaluation or Treatment\r\nProhibited; Statement of Law to Be Given Person Leaving Facility
§ 82609 Mechanical Restraints
§ 82610 Seclusion and Restraint Policy
§ 82718 Former Conservatee Not to Be Presumed Incompetent
§ 82702 Who May Recommend Conservatorship; Petition by Investigating Officer; Pleading and Filing Requirements for Temporary Conservatorship
§ 82703 Temporary Conservatorship
§ 82704 Duties of Investigating Officer
§ 82705 Notice by Nominee of Willingness to Accept Conservatorship
§ 82706 Recommendation of Person or Agency to Serve as\r\nConservator
§ 82707 Report by Investigating Officer
§ 82708 Powers of Conservator
§ 82709 Right to Place Conservatee in Medical or Other Facility, Notice to Investigating Officer
§ 82710 Alternative Placement After Notice by Person in Charge of\r\nFacility
§ 82711 Powers and Duties of Conservators and Legal Disabilities of\r\nConservatees
§ 82712 Termination of Conservatorship
§ 82713 Same; Notice to Conservator and Conservatee
§ 82714 Ratification of Good-faith Acts of Conservator Beyond\r\nMaximum Period; Decree
§ 82715 Petition by Conservatee for Rehearing
§ 82716 Time for Hearing Petitions, Attorney for Conservatee
§ 82717 Chapter Provisions to Supersede Commitments Under Former\r\nProvisions
§ 82718 v2 Former Conservatee Not to Be Presumed Incompetent
§ 82803 Right to Release on Application
§ 82801 Authority to Receive Voluntary Patients
§ 82802 Discharge of Voluntary Patients
§ 82803 v2 Right to Release on Application
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Terms Used In Guam Code > Title 10 > Chapter 82 - Mentally Ill Persons Chapter 82A: Assisted Outpatient Treatment Article 1: Legislative Findings and IntentArticle 2: DefinitionsArticle 3: Voluntary TreatmentArticle 4: Petition for Assisted TreatmentArticle 5: Assisted Treatment Hearing P

  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • 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.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.