If no certificate is furnished, the respondent shall be released forthwith.
405 ILCS 5/3-604
No person detained for examination under this Article on the basis of a petition alone may be held for more than 24 hours unless within that period a certificate is furnished to or by the mental health facility
P.A. 80-1414.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.