30:6C-9 - Habeas corpus; effect of act on use of writ - New Jersey Statutes

30:6C-9.  Habeas corpus;  effect of act on use of writ
    Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to restrict the use of the writ of  habeas corpus.  If a writ of habeas corpus be obtained in behalf of any person  confined in a hospital or facility and receiving treatment for drug addiction,  and if it appears at the hearing on the return of such writ that the condition  of such person is such as to require further treatment for drug addiction, then  such person shall be remanded to the care and custody of such hospital or  facility until such time as it appears that such person is no longer in need of  institutional care or treatment for drug addiction as provided in this act and  may properly be discharged.

     L.1964, c. 226, s. 9.