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Wash. Rev. Code § 71.05.180

Detention period for evaluation and treatment

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If the evaluation and treatment facility, secure withdrawal management and stabilization facility, or approved substance use disorder treatment program admits the person, it may detain him or her for evaluation and treatment for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty hours from the time of acceptance as set forth in RCW 71.05.170. The computation of such one hundred twenty hour period shall exclude Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
[ 2020 c 302 s 20; 2019 c 446 s 18; 2016 sp.s. c 29 s 219; 1997 c 112 s 12; 1979 ex.s. c 215 s 11; 1974 ex.s. c 145 s 11; 1973 1st ex.s. c 142 s 23.]

Notes:

Effective date—2020 c 302 ss 13, 16, 19-23, 26, 32, 34, 36, 39, 55, 59, 76, 83, 86, 89, and 92: See note following RCW 71.05.150.
Effective dates—2016 sp.s. c 29: See note following RCW 71.05.760.
Short title—Right of action—2016 sp.s. c 29: See notes following RCW 71.05.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 34 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1977–2026 · leading case: In Re the Detention Swanson
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In Re the Detention Swanson (1990) wash · cites it 7× “Within the civil commitment statutes, a number of sections expressly limit the initial detention to 72 hours: [A person may] be taken into emergency custody in an evaluation and treatment facility for not more than seventy-two hours as described in RCW 71.05.180. RCW…”
In re the Detention of W.C.C. (2016) washctapp · cites it 7× “RCW 71.05.180. The computation of the 72 hour period excludes weekends and holidays.”
In re the Detention of W.C.C. (2016) wash · cites it 7× “240(1) states: If a petition is filed for fourteen day involuntary treatment or ninety days of less restrictive alternative treatment, the court shall hold a probable cause hearing within seventy-two hours of the initial detention or involuntary outpatient evaluation of such…”
In re the Detention of C.W. (2002) wash · cites it 3× “” If a facility wants to detain a person longer than 72 hours, a judicial hearing must be held to determine whether there is probable cause for further detention.”
In Re Detention of CW (2002) wash · cites it 3× “" If a facility wants to detain a person longer than 72 hours, a judicial hearing must be held to *989 determine whether there is probable cause for further detention.”
In re the Detention of P.K. (2015) washctapp · cites it 7× “cites to RCW 71.05.180, which governs the time by which a probable cause hearing must be held.”
In Re The Detention Of: S.e. (2017) washctapp · cites it 2× “, the court shall hold a probable cause hearing within seventy-two hours of the initial detention or involuntary outpatient evaluation of such person as determined in RCW 71.05.180.[ 6 ] . . . (3) At the conclusion of the probable cause hearing: (a) If the court finds by a…”
Matter of Detention of As (1998) washctapp · cites it 2× “4 RCW 71.05.180; see Swanson, 115 Wn.2d at 33 .”
Petersen v. State (1983) wash “On April 20, 1977, pursuant to RCW 71.05.180, Knox was admitted to Western State Hospital to be involuntarily detained for not more than 72 hours.”
In re the Detention of V.B. (2001) washctapp · cites it 2× “RCW 71.05.180, .210. To hold the detainee, for up to an additional 14 days beyond the 72-hour period, the facility must petition the court and there must be a probable cause hearing.”
Dunner v. McLaughlin (1984) wash “RCW 71.05.180, .200. At the conclusion of the probable cause hearing, the court may order additional commitment for 14 days of treatment if the detainee meets the substantive statutory criteria for such commitment.”
Matter of Harris (1982) wash “If petitioner had not become a fugitive, she would have been subject to a minimum 6 days' detention (since the summons occurred the Friday night of Memorial Day weekend and the statutory 72-hour period excludes weekends and holidays, RCW 71.05.180). The record reflects nothing…”
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