632.340. 1. Before the expiration of the twenty-one-day inpatientdetention and treatment period ordered pursuant to section 632.335, thecourt may order the respondent to be detained and treated involuntarily foran additional period not to exceed ninety inpatient days or may order therespondent to be detained for outpatient detention and treatment for aperiod not to exceed one hundred eighty days; provided, that:
(1) The respondent is mentally ill and continues to present alikelihood of serious harm to himself or others; and
(2) The court, after a hearing, orders the respondent detained andtreated for the additional period.
2. If, within seventeen days of the court hearing described insection 632.335, the head of the mental health program or the mental healthcoordinator has reasonable cause to believe that the respondent is mentallyill and as a result presents a likelihood of serious harm to himself orothers, and believes that further detention and treatment is necessary, heshall file, or cause to be filed, with the court a petition for ninety daysadditional detention and treatment or a petition for outpatient detentionand treatment for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days. Thecourt shall immediately set a date and time for a hearing on the petition,which shall take place within four judicial days of the date of the filingof the petition. The court shall serve a copy of the petition and thenotice of the date and time of the hearing upon the petitioner, therespondent, and their attorneys as promptly as possible, but not later thantwo judicial days after the filing of the petition. The petitioner shallalso file with the court, for the court to serve upon the respondent'sattorney not later than two judicial days after the filing of the petition,a list of the proposed witnesses for the petitioner. The head of themental health program shall notify the mental health coordinator if thepetition is not filed by the mental health coordinator. The petition shallcomply with the requirements of section 632.330, and an individualizedtreatment plan for the respondent shall be attached thereto.
(L. 1980 H.B. 1724, A.L. 1996 S.B. 884 & 841)