Whenever a proposed patient is to be committed to a residential mental health or developmental disability facility, or to be returned to such a facility during commitment, the court ordering the commitment or authorizing the return of the patient may direct the sheriff, the state police or other appropriate persons to furnish suitable transportation in order to effect such commitment or return, contacting the department for directions as to the destination of the patient.
§ 43-1-22 NMSA 1978
Transportation
Known as the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code
The act spans §§ 43–43 (24 sections).
1953 Comp., § 34-2A-21, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 279, § 22.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.