Montana Code Annotated 2021

TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

CHAPTER 20. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Part 1. Treatment

Maximum Period Of Commitment Or Treatment Plan

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. Except as provided in 53-20-602 for an individual committed to the intensive behavior center, 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.

History: En. 38-1209 by Sec. 9, Ch. 468, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 568, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1209(1), (2); amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 255, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 252, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 373, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 258, L. 2017.