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KRS 202A.071

Timing of preliminary and final hearings

Known as the Kentucky Mental Health Hospitalization Act

The act spans §§ 202A.006 to 202A.991 (85 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Schuttemeyer v. Commonwealth (1990)

Most recently applied in Commonwealth v. Brown (December 1995)

Effective: July 15, 1994 History: Amended 1994 Ky

(1) The preliminary hearing shall be held not later than six (6) days (excluding weekends and holidays) from the time of respondent's holding under these proceedings. If the respondent is not held under these proceedings, the preliminary hearing shall be held not later than six (6) days (excluding weekends and holidays) from the time of the examination of the respondent.

(2) The final hearing shall be held within twenty-one (21) days of the date of the holding or from the date of the examination, if not held.

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