Section 12-26-12-5 - Petition; hearing date; failure to hold timely hearing; discharge of individual(a) If the court receives a petition under section 2 of this chapter, the court shall set a hearing date.(b) The hearing date set under subsection (a) must be within twenty (20) days after the petition is filed.(c) If a hearing is not held within twenty (20) days of the filing of the petition, the committed individual shall be discharged unless either of the following apply: (1) The individual agrees to a continuance.(2) The superintendent determines that the individual is mentally ill and either dangerous or gravely disabled.Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-9.1-10.5(c).
As added by P.L. 2-1992, SEC.20.