Section 34-22-35 - Warrant for commitment on direct petition--Proceeding for discharge ofpatient. - South Dakota Statutes

34-22-35. Warrant for commitment on direct petition--Proceeding for discharge of patient. If the circuit court finds and determines it to be to the best interests of such person as described in § 34-22-34, his family or the public, then it shall issue a warrant, in duplicate, to the sheriff committing such person to the custody of the hospital or institution named in its order where the patient shall remain until discharged therefrom by its chief medical officer or superintendent upon the finding that such discharge will not endanger the health of any other person, or by the court upon the petition of the person so committed.

Source: SL 1968, ch 119, § 3.