Section 22-52-12 Conveyance of person committed to facility; expenses of conveyance. - Alabama Statutes

Section 22-52-12

Conveyance of person committed to facility; expenses of conveyance.

The probate judge shall order one or more persons or law enforcement officers to convey any respondent involuntarily committed for inpatient treatment to the department or to a designated mental health facility as the court may order, and all necessary expenses incurred by the persons or officers conveying the respondent shall be taxed as costs of the proceeding.

(Acts 1975, No. 1226, p. 2562, §15; Acts 1977, No. 670, p. 1143; Acts 1991, No. 91-440, p. 783, §19.)