voluntary commitment;
juveniles
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Committee on Retirement and Government Operations |
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SB 1059 allows the court to appoint a guardian for a minor who is on adult probation in order for the minor to be admitted to a mental health agency.
SB 1059 passed the Judiciary Committee unamended.
Currently, a minor in the custody of the juvenile court or who has been adjudicated delinquent or incorrigible cannot be admitted for a mental health evaluation without the approval of the court. A court-ordered evaluation may be conducted on persons who are determined to be a danger to themselves or others.
· Allows a person designated by the court as a guardian for a minor under the supervision of an adult probation department to admit the minor to a mental health agency if the parent, guardian, or custodian is without monetary resources to file an application or could not be located.
· Requires the court to appoint a guardian for a child if the child’s parent, guardian or custodian is determined to be unavailable after reasonable efforts have been made to locate the parent, guardian or custodian.
· For the purposes of obtaining a court-ordered mental health evaluation, defines the term person as a child who has been transferred to a criminal court and is under the supervision of an adult probation department.
· Makes technical and conforming changes.
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Second Regular Session 2 April
4, 2002
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