S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20A-81

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 34-20A-81 - Maximum period of involuntary commitment-Discharge or recommitment

Any person committed under § 34-20A-70 shall remain in for treatment for a period not to exceed ninety days unless sooner discharged. At the end of the ninety-day period, he shall be discharged automatically unless the administrator or an authorized designee of the facility to which the patient is committed prior to expiration of the period obtains a court order for recommitment upon the grounds set forth in § 34-20A-70 for a further period of ninety days unless sooner discharged.

SDCL 34-20A-81

SL 1974, ch 240, § 12 (e); SL 1976, ch 218; SL 1985, ch 277, § 31.