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HOUSE BILL NO. 468

INTRODUCED BY G. PIERSON

 

AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATING TO THE MAXIMUM PERIOD OF COMMITMENT OR IMPOSITION OF A COMMUNITY TREATMENT PLAN FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; AND AMENDING SECTION 53-20-126, MCA.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

 

     Section 1.  Section 53-20-126, MCA, is amended to read:

     "53-20-126.  Maximum period of commitment or treatment plan. The court order approving the commitment to a residential facility or the imposition of the community treatment plan must specify the maximum period of time for which the person is committed or for which a community treatment plan is imposed. The maximum period may not exceed 90 days for commitment to a residential facility or 1 year for the imposition of a community treatment plan."

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