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Ind. Code § 12-26-15-3

Requesting hearing for review or dismissal of commitment or order; frequency of commitment reviews; hearing date

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case J.S. v. Center for Behavioral Health (2006)

Most recently applied in In Re the Commitment of J.W.B. (February 2010)

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.20.

Sec. 3. (a) Upon receiving a copy of the court order, the individual or the individual's representative may request a hearing for review or dismissal of the commitment or order concerning the therapy program. The right to review of the regular commitment or therapy order is limited to one (1) review each year, unless the court determines that there is good cause for an additional review.

(b) When a hearing request is received, the court shall set a hearing date and provide at least five (5) days notice to all of the following:

(1) The individual.

(2) The individual's counsel.

(3) Other interested parties.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.