(1) A person who enters this state while mentally ill may be returned by a local mental health authority to the home of relatives or friends of that person with a mental illness, if known, or to a hospital in the state where that person with a mental illness is domiciled, in accordance with the Interstate Compact on Mental Health in Section 26B-5-365.
(2) This section does not prevent commitment of persons who are traveling through or temporarily residing in this state.