Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 66-350 (2026)

Detention pending judicial determination. 

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Detention pending judicial determination. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, no patient with respect to whom proceedings for judicial commitment have been commenced shall be released or discharged during the pendency of such proceedings unless ordered by the court or a judge thereof upon the application of the patient, or his legal guardian, parent, spouse, or next of kin, or upon the report of the director of the facility that the patient may be discharged with safety.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2016–2016 · leading case: McHugh v. John Doe (Idaho Ct. App. 2016).
McHugh v. John Doe (Idaho Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 6× “Doe further contends the district court erred in dismissing the involuntary commitment proceedings because, pursuant to I.C. § 66-350, “no patient with respect to whom proceedings for judicial commitment have been commenced shall be released or discharged during the pendency of…”
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