Montana Code Annotated 2003

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     50-17-109. Order of commitment -- warrant for transportation. If a person is committed pursuant to 50-17-108 to a hospital for examination or to a treatment location for treatment, the court shall:
     (1) send certified copies of an order of commitment to:
     (a) the hospital at which the person is to be examined; or
     (b) the person who will supervise the course of treatment at the treatment location; and
     (c) the department and local board of health; and
     (2) issue a warrant directed to the sheriff to transport the person to the designated hospital or treatment location.

     History: En. Sec. 33, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4310; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 190, L. 2001.

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