Bill Text: IN HB1130 | 2013 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Immediate detention.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-13 - Public Law 4 [HB1130 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-HB1130-Engrossed.html
Citations Affected: IC 12-26.
Synopsis: Immediate detention. Provides that an individual who is
gravely disabled, in addition to having a mental illness and being in
immediate need of hospitalization, may be detained by a law
enforcement officer and transported to the nearest appropriate facility.
(This makes the immediate detention statute consistent with the
emergency and temporary commitment statutes.) (The introduced
version of this bill was prepared by the commission on mental health
and addiction.)
Effective: July 1, 2013.
(SENATE SPONSORS _ MILLER PATRICIA, HUME, RANDOLPH)
January 8, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
February 12, 2013, reported _ Do Pass.
February 14, 2013, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
February 18, 2013, read third time, passed. Yeas 97, nays 0.
February 25, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law.
March 7, 2013, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
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(1) Apprehend and transport the individual to the nearest appropriate facility. The individual may not be transported to a state institution.
(2) Charge the individual with an offense if applicable.
(1) has a mental illness;
(2) is either dangerous or gravely disabled; and
(3) is in immediate need of hospitalization and treatment;
the court may order a law enforcement officer to transport the individual to the nearest appropriate facility for a preliminary medical and psychological evaluation. The individual may not be transported to a state institution.