Rhode Island General Laws 33-16-27. Powers of federal agencies over persons committed – Retention of jurisdiction by court
Upon commitment, a person, when admitted to any facility operated by any federal agency within or outside of this state, shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the veterans administration or other agency. The chief officer of any facility of the veterans administration or institution operated by any other agency of the United States to which the person is committed shall with respect to that person be vested with the same powers as superintendents of state hospitals for mental diseases within this state with respect to retention of custody, transfer, parole or discharge. Jurisdiction is retained in the committing or other appropriate court of this state at any time to inquire into the mental condition of the person so committed, and to determine the necessity for continuance of his or her restraint, and all commitments pursuant to this chapter are so conditioned.
History of Section.
P.L. 1946, ch. 1711, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 33-16-27.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 33-16-27
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- 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.
- Person: means an individual, a partnership, a corporation or an association. See Rhode Island General Laws 33-16-2
- United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8
- Veterans administration: means the veterans administration, its predecessors or successors. See Rhode Island General Laws 33-16-2