435.123 - Involuntary admission: Petition to district court; certificate of alleged mental retardation or related condition. - Nevada Statutes

435.123  Involuntary admission: Petition to district court; certificate of alleged mental retardation or related condition.  Whenever a person is alleged to be a person with mental retardation or a person with a related condition and is alleged to be a clear and present danger to himself or herself or others, the person’s parent or guardian or another responsible person may initiate proceedings for his or her involuntary admission to a mental retardation center by petitioning the district court of the county where the person resides. The petition must be accompanied by a certificate signed by a physician or licensed psychologist experienced in the diagnosis of mental retardation and related conditions stating that he or she has examined the person within the preceding 30 days and has concluded that the person is a person with mental retardation or is a person with a related condition, has demonstrated that the person is a clear and present danger to himself or herself or to others and is in need of institutional training and treatment.

      (Added to NRS by 1981, 1577; A 1989, 1552; 1999, 2599)