202A.141 Clarification of court orders -- Appeals. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 202A.141 Clarification of court orders -- Appeals. (1) Hospitals ordered to receive an involuntarily hospitalized person shall have standing to petition the District Court for any necessary clarification or modification of
orders or judgments entered in proceedings under this chapter and to appeal to the
Circuit Court from final judgments or orders entered in proceedings which have not
complied with the provisions of this chapter. A copy shall be sent to the
involuntarily hospitalized person and the person's attorney of record, if any, of
whatever pleadings are filed by the hospital. (2) Appeals from the final orders or judgments of the District Court made and entered in proceedings under this chapter shall be taken in the same manner as other appeals
from District Court to Circuit Court. This appeal shall be advanced on the Circuit
Court docket without motion or notice. Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 498, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1994. --Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 445, sec. 15, effective July 1, 1982. Legislative Research Commission Note. This section was enacted in 1982 Acts, Chapter 445, which contains the following language in Section 45 of that Act: "This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 1982," The Ky. Constitution, in Section 55,
requires that a reason be set forth for the emergency. However, no reason is set forth
in this Act. The effective date for 1982 Acts with no emergency provision is July 15,
1982.