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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1220 (2026)

Regional center or treatment facility; administrator; discharge of involuntary patient; notice

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When the administrator of any regional center or treatment facility for the treatment of dangerous sex offenders determines that any involuntary patient in such facility may be safely and properly discharged or placed on convalescent leave, the administrator of such regional center or treatment facility shall immediately notify the mental health board of the judicial district from which such patient was committed. In the case of a subject who is domiciled in Indian country and committed for treatment as provided in section 71-1226.01, such administrator shall immediately notify the tribal court from which such patient was committed.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2021–2025 · leading case: Martinez v. Whitmire (D. Neb. 2021).
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Martinez v. Whitmire (D. Neb. 2021). · cites it 2× “3 Petitioner also alleges (1) the Norfolk Regional Center hospital authorities violated his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights by refusing to seek Petitioner’s release under Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 71-1220 and 71-1221 in “[d]ereliction of duty .”
Martinez v. Whitmire (D. Neb. 2025). · cites it 2× “§ 2254 : 7 Upon review of the Amended Petition, this Court previously noted that Petitioner also alleged (1) the Norfolk Regional Center hospital authorities violated his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights by refusing to seek Petitioner’s release under Neb. Rev. Stat. §§…”
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