202A.251 Prohibition against detention in jail without criminal charges pending -- Criminal charges not to be placed to avoid transportation. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 202A.251 Prohibition against detention in jail without criminal charges pending -- Criminal charges not to be placed to avoid transportation. No person held under the provisions of this chapter shall be detained in jail unless
criminal charges are also pending. No peace officer or any other person shall place
criminal charges against a person who is mentally ill and in need of hospitalization
pursuant to this chapter solely or primarily for the purpose of avoiding transporting the
person to a hospital or psychiatric facility. Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 498, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1994.