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AL HB504
Bill
Status
4/7/2016
Primary Sponsor
Issac Whorton
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AI Summary
HB504 Summary
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Amends Section 22-52-16 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to clarify probate court jurisdiction over mental health commitments to the State Department of Mental Health for persons age 18 and older.
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Specifies that existing probate court commitment procedures apply to adults age 18 and over, rather than only to persons who are not minors or children.
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Removes the ambiguity created by the distinction between juvenile court jurisdiction (under age 18) and the age of majority (19 years) by explicitly defining adult commitment procedures for age 18+.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Mental Health Dept., adult commitment proceedings, ages 18 and older, probate court, Sec. 22-52-16 am'd.
Mental Health Department
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
4/7/2016