Section 27A-7-4 - Board jurisdiction of commitment and safekeeping of involuntarily committedpersons--Process used in discharge of duties. - South-dakota Statutes

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27A-7-4. Board jurisdiction of commitment and safekeeping of involuntarily committed persons--Process used in discharge of duties. The board of mental illness has jurisdiction over all applications or petitions for involuntary commitment or for the safekeeping otherwise of persons subject to involuntary commitment within its county, except in cases otherwise specially provided for. The board may issue subpoenas and compel obedience thereto, and do any act of a court necessary and proper in the premises for the purpose of discharging the duties required of it.

Source: SDC 1939, § 30.0104; SDCL, § 27-6-5; SL 1991, ch 220, § 41.

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27A-7-4. Board jurisdiction of commitment and safekeeping of involuntarily committed persons--Process used in discharge of duties. The board of mental illness has jurisdiction over all applications or petitions for involuntary commitment or for the safekeeping otherwise of persons subject to involuntary commitment within its county, except in cases otherwise specially provided for. The board may issue subpoenas and compel obedience thereto, and do any act of a court necessary and proper in the premises for the purpose of discharging the duties required of it.

Source: SDC 1939, § 30.0104; SDCL, § 27-6-5; SL 1991, ch 220, § 41.

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27A-7-4. Board jurisdiction of commitment and safekeeping of involuntarily committed persons--Process used in discharge of duties. The board of mental illness has jurisdiction over all applications or petitions for involuntary commitment or for the safekeeping otherwise of persons subject to involuntary commitment within its county, except in cases otherwise specially provided for. The board may issue subpoenas and compel obedience thereto, and do any act of a court necessary and proper in the premises for the purpose of discharging the duties required of it.

Source: SDC 1939, § 30.0104; SDCL, § 27-6-5; SL 1991, ch 220, § 41.