62A-15-638 - Reexamination of court order for commitment -- Procedures -- Costs. - Utah Statutes

62A-15-638. Reexamination of court order for commitment -- Procedures -- Costs.
(1) Any patient committed pursuant to Section 62A-15-631 is entitled to a reexaminationof the order for commitment on the patient's own petition, or on that of the legal guardian, parent,spouse, relative, or friend, to the district court of the county in which the patient resides or isdetained.
(2) Upon receipt of the petition, the court shall conduct or cause to be conducted by amental health commissioner proceedings in accordance with Section 62A-15-631, except thatthose proceedings shall not be required to be conducted if the petition is filed sooner than sixmonths after the issuance of the order of commitment or the filing of a previous petition under thissection, provided that the court may hold a hearing within a shorter period of time if good causeappears. The costs of proceedings for such judicial determination shall be paid by the county inwhich the patient resided or was found prior to commitment, upon certification, by the clerk ofthe district court in the county where the proceedings are held, to the county legislative body thatthose proceedings were held and the costs incurred.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8, 2002 Special Session 5