Whenever a physician or other person files a petition for court-ordered evaluation or court-ordered treatment on behalf of a state or county screening, evaluation or mental health treatment agency, the attorney general or the county attorney for the county in which the proceeding is initiated, as the case may be, shall represent the individual or agency in any judicial proceeding for involuntary detention or commitment and shall defend all challenges to such detention or commitment.
A.R.S. § 36-503.01
Duty of attorney general or county attorney
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In re MH 2007-001236 (2008)
Most recently applied in In Re Mh Xxxx-Xxxxxx (August 2008)
Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.