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1     AN ACT concerning health.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
5 Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 3-606 as
6 follows:
 
7     (405 ILCS 5/3-606)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-606)
8     Sec. 3-606. A peace officer may take a person into custody
9 and transport him to a mental health facility when, as a result
10 of his personal observation, the peace officer has reasonable
11 grounds to believe that the person is subject to involuntary
12 admission and in need of immediate hospitalization to protect
13 such person or others from physical harm. Upon arrival at the
14 facility, the peace officer may shall complete the petition
15 under Section 3-601. If the petition is not completed by the
16 peace officer transporting the person, the transporting
17 officer's name, badge number, and employer shall be included in
18 the petition as a potential witness as provided in Section
19 3-601 of this Chapter.
20 (Source: P.A. 91-726, eff. 6-2-00.)
 
21     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22 becoming law.