Tenn. Code § 33-5-403

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069

Section 33-5-403 - [Effective Until 7/1/2024] [Repealed Effective 7/1/2024] Prerequisites to involuntary commitment

IF AND ONLY IF

(1) a person has an intellectual disability, AND

(2) the person poses a substantial likelihood of serious harm under § 33-6-501 because of the intellectual disability, AND

(3) the person needs care, training, or treatment because of the intellectual disability, AND

(4) all available less drastic alternatives to judicial commitment are unsuitable to meet the needs of the person, AND

(5) the district attorney general files a complaint to require involuntary care and treatment under § 33-5-402,

THEN

(6) the person may be judicially committed to involuntary care and treatment in the custody of the commissioner in proceedings conducted in conformity with chapter 3, part 6 of this title.

T.C.A. § 33-5-403

Repealed by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 91, eff. 7/1/2024.

Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2010 , ch. 734, § 1.

This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.