voluntary commitment;
juveniles
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Committee on Retirement and Government Operations |
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Caucus and COW |
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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.
SB 1059 passed the Retirement and Government Operations Committee unamended.
SB 1059 was amended in the Committee of the Whole with a technical and conforming change recommended by the Rules Committee.
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
19, 2002
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