Alaska Stat. § 47.30.720

Release before expiration of 72-hour period

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Sec. 47.30.720. Release before expiration of 72-hour period.
If at any time in the course of the 72-hour period the mental health professionals conducting the evaluation determine that the respondent does not meet the standards for commitment specified in AS 47.30.700, the respondent shall be discharged from the facility or the place of evaluation by evaluation personnel and the petitioner and the court so notified.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2007–2024 · leading case: Greywolf v. Carroll
Greywolf v. Carroll (2007) alaska · cites it 2× “710, 61 and AS 47.30.720. 62 The evaluation of Greywolf required Dr.”
Native Village of Kwinhagak v. State of Alaska, DHSS, OCS (2024) alaska · cites it 2× “”); see also AS 47.30.720 (“If at any time in the course of the 72- hour period the mental health professionals conducting the evaluation determine that the respondent does not meet the standards for commitment .”
In Re the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Daniel G. (2014) alaska “1705 (allowing for emergency psychiatric detention and evaluation of a person when a peace officer, a psychiatrist or physician, or a clinical psychologist "has probable cause to believe that [the] person is gravely disabled or is suffering from mental illness and is likely to…”
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