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The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, in subsection (a), substituted "person" for "patient" throughout, in the first sentence, inserted "or as soon thereafter as reasonably possible given a person's condition or mental state at the time of arrival," and inserted "or her", and, in the second sentence, substituted "who has mental illness that he or she" for "that he"; and, in subsection (b), substituted "person's representatives of such person's" for "patient's representatives of the patient's".
- Arrest of persons, T. 17, C. 4.
Precepts of due process require a clear and convincing standard of proof in a civil proceeding to commit an individual to a mental hospital involuntarily. Pitts v. State, 151 Ga. App. 691, 261 S.E.2d 435 (1979).
- "Lawful" detention does not become "unlawful" by failure of a facility to provide a person detained with the notices required by O.C.G.A. § 37-3-44, and the trial court erred in ruling that plaintiff had a viable claim for false imprisonment based upon such failure. Ridgeview Inst., Inc. v. Handley, 224 Ga. App. 533, 481 S.E.2d 531 (1997).
Cited in Carter v. Landy, 163 Ga. App. 509, 295 S.E.2d 177 (1982).
Medical admissions county is was county in which the procedure was governed by Ga. L. 1969, p. 505. 1972 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U72-29.
- Showing as to mental condition which will entitle one restrained on ground of insanity to release, 19 A.L.R. 715.
May proceedings to have a person declared insane and to appoint a conservator or committee of his person or estate rest upon substituted or constructive service of process, 175 A.L.R. 1324.
Hospital's liability as to diagnosis and care of patients brought to emergency ward, 72 A.L.R.2d 396.
Necessity and sufficiency of statements informing one under investigation for involuntary commitment of right to remain silent, 23 A.L.R.4th 563.
Adequacy of Quasi-Miranda Warning Prior to Involuntary Civil Commitment, 40 POF2d 733.
Wrongful Confinement to a Mental Health or Developmental Disabilities Facility, 44 POF3d 217.
No results found for Georgia Code 37-3-44.