Section 22-52-10.1 Order entered where judge finds criteria met; dismissal of petition. - Alabama Statutes

Section 22-52-10.1

Order entered where judge finds criteria met; dismissal of petition.

(a) If at the final hearing on a petition seeking to involuntarily commit a respondent, the probate judge finds, based on clear and convincing evidence, that the respondent meets the criteria for involuntary commitment, an order shall be entered for:

(1) Outpatient treatment; or

(2) Inpatient treatment.

The least restrictive alternative necessary and available for the treatment of the respondent's mental illness shall be ordered.

(b) The petition for involuntary commitment shall be dismissed if the criteria for commitment is not proved.

(Acts 1991, No. 91-440, p. 783, §11.)