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405 ILCS 5/3-606

A peace officer may take a person into custody and transport him to a mental health facility when the peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person is subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient basis and in need of immediate hospitalization to protect such person or others from physical harm

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(405 ILCS 5/3-606) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-606)
    Sec. 3-606. A peace officer may take a person into custody and transport him to a mental health facility when the peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person is subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient basis and in need of immediate hospitalization to protect such person or others from physical harm. Upon arrival at the facility, the peace officer may complete the petition under Section 3-601. If the petition is not completed by the peace officer transporting the person, the transporting officer's name, badge number, and employer shall be included in the petition as a potential witness as provided in Section 3-601 of this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 96-1399, eff. 7-29-10; 96-1453, eff. 8-20-10.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case: In re Amanda H.
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In re Amanda H. (2017) illappct · cites it 5× “1 ¶2 On the merits, the respondent argues that the circuit court's involuntary commitment order should be reversed and vacated because (1) the police officers who transported the respondent to the hospital were not identified as witnesses in the petition for involuntary…”
In re Amanda H. (2017) illappct · cites it 5× “¶2 On the merits, the respondent argues that the circuit court’s involuntary commitment order should be reversed and vacated because (1) the police officers who transported the respondent to the hospital were not identified as witnesses in the petition for involuntary admission,…”
Karen Fitzgerald v. M. Santoro (2013) ca7 “In Illinois, the governing legal standard is 405 ILCS 5/3-606: “A peace officer may take a person into custody and transport him to a mental health facility when the peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person is subject to involuntary admission and in need…”
People v. Alaka W. (2008) illappct “in addition to arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support the circuit court's judgment, argued that the court erred in failing to dismiss the petition where the State did not cause a psychiatrist to examine him within 24 hours of his admission to the hospital as…”
People v. Linda B. (In Re Linda B.) (2017) ill “" 405 ILCS 5/3-606 (West 2012). Respondent states that the appellate court "has interpreted this section, and has applied it to hospital emergency room departments without question though, according to its language, that section applies specifically to 'mental health…”
In re Linda B. (2018) ill “” 405 ILCS 5/3-606 (West 2012). Respondent states that the appellate court “has interpreted this section, and has applied it to hospital emergency room departments without question though, according to its language, 5 See Mental Health, Ill.”
In re Matthew J. (2026) illappct “” 405 ILCS 5/3-606 (West 2024). “In determining the requirements of a statute and whether a respondent’s statutory rights have been violated, our review is de novo.”
In re Demir (2001) illappct · cites it 4× “405 ILCS 5/3-606 (West 1998). The State responded any adult may file a petition to commit under the Code.”
Simenson v. Joliet (2019) ilnd “In Illinois, 405 ILCS 5/3-606 provides that legal standard: A peace officer may take a person into custody and transport him to a mental health facility when the peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person is subject to involuntary admission and in need of…”
In re Alaka W. (2008) illappct “in addition to arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support the circuit court’s judgment, argued that the court erred in failing to dismiss the petition where the State did not cause a psychiatrist to examine him within 24 hours of his admission to the hospital as…”
In re Moore (1998) illappct “Mary’s under the provisions of section 3-606 of the Code (405 ILCS 5/3-606 (West 1996)), which allows a peace officer to take a person into custody and transport him to a mental health facility when there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person is subject to…”
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