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| Public Act 098-0865
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| SB1724 Enrolled | LRB098 06630 HEP 36673 b |
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental |
Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 3-611 as |
follows:
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(405 ILCS 5/3-611) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-611)
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Sec. 3-611.
Within 24 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays |
and holidays,
after the respondent's admission under this |
Article, the facility director
of the facility shall file 2 |
copies of the petition, the first certificate,
and proof of |
service of the petition and statement of rights upon the |
respondent
with the court in the county in which the facility |
is located. Upon completion
of the second certificate, the |
facility director shall promptly file it with
the court and |
provide a copy to the respondent. The facility director shall |
make copies of the certificates
available to the attorneys for |
the parties upon request. Upon the filing
of the petition and |
first certificate, the court shall set a hearing to
be held |
within 5 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after
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receipt of the petition. The court shall direct that notice of |
the time
and place of the hearing be served upon the |
respondent, his responsible
relatives, and the persons
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