If the judge is not available and all other provisions of this part have been complied with, the admitting facility may hold the defendant for not more than twenty-four (24) hours pending a court order under § 33-6-413, and the staff may render only necessary emergency treatment.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-414
Detention for twenty-four (24) hours if judge not available
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case John Jones v. City of Franklin (2017)
Most recently applied in John Jones v. City of Franklin (January 2017)
Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
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.