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LRB094 07548 DRJ 37716 b |
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| AN ACT concerning health.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental |
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| Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 3-606 as |
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| follows:
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| (405 ILCS 5/3-606) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-606)
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| Sec. 3-606. A peace officer may take a person into custody |
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| and transport
him to a mental health facility when, as a result |
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| of his personal observation,
the peace officer has reasonable |
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| grounds to believe that the person is
subject to involuntary |
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| admission and in need of immediate hospitalization
to protect |
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| such person or others from physical harm. Upon arrival at the
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| facility, the peace officer may
shall
complete the petition |
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| under Section 3-601. If the petition is not completed by the |
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| peace officer transporting the person, the transporting |
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| officer's name, badge number, and employer shall be included in |
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| the petition as a potential witness as provided in Section |
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| 3-601 of this Chapter.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-726, eff. 6-2-00.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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