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HF 880

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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Introduction Posted on 02/10/2005

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A bill for an act
 relating to civil commitment; providing additional
time for hearings on commitment of sexual psychopathic
personalities and sexually dangerous persons; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 253B.08, subdivision
1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 253B.08,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Time for commitment hearing.

The hearing
on the commitment petition shall be held within 14 days from the
date of the filing of the petitionnew text begin , except that the hearing on a
commitment petition pursuant to section 253B.185 shall be held
within 90 days from the date of the filing of the petitionnew text end . For
good cause shown, the court may extend the time of hearing up to
an additional 30 days. The proceeding shall be dismissed if the
proposed patient has not had a hearing on a commitment petition
within the allowed time. The proposed patient, or the head of
the treatment facility in which the person is held, may demand
in writing at any time that the hearing be held immediately.
Unless the hearing is held within five days of the date of the
demand, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, the
petition shall be automatically discharged if the patient is
being held in a treatment facility pursuant to court order. For
good cause shown, the court may extend the time of hearing on
the demand for an additional ten days.