Requisites for commitment
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case United States v. Daniel Lockridge (2025)
Most recently applied in United States v. Daniel Lockridge (June 2025)
Acts 1983, ch. 323, § 9; T.C.A., § 33-376; Acts 1984, ch. 922, §§ 16, 23; 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
IF AND ONLY IF
(1) the certificates required by law have been filed with the court showing the need for involuntary care and treatment, AND
(2) the court finds on the basis of clear, unequivocal and convincing evidence that the defendant is subject to involuntary care and treatment under the statute under which the commitment is sought, THEN
(3) the court shall commit the person under the commitment statute on which the complaint is based.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.