Section 330.1424 - Application for hospitalization; contents; execution; penalty. - Michigan Statutes

MENTAL HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 258 of 1974

330.1424 Application for hospitalization; contents; execution; penalty.

Sec. 424.

(1) An application for hospitalization of an individual under section 423 shall contain an assertion that the individual is a person requiring treatment as defined in section 401, the alleged facts that are the basis for the assertion, the names and addresses, if known, of any witnesses to alleged and relevant facts, and if known the name and address of the nearest relative or guardian, or if none, a friend if known, of the individual.

(2) The application may be made by any person 18 years of age or over, shall have been executed not more than 10 days prior to the filing of the application with the hospital, and shall be made under penalty of perjury.

History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974