Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-6-401

Emergency detention

Last amended: 2024Year: 2026Length: 153 words
IF AND ONLY IF: (1) A person has a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, AND (2) The person poses an imminent substantial likelihood of serious harm under § 33-6-501 because of the mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, THEN (3) The person may be detained under § 33-6-402 to obtain examination for certification of need for care and treatment. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725,s 1, eff. 4/16/2024. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1. IF AND ONLY IF: (1) A person has a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, AND (2) The person poses an imminent substantial likelihood of serious harm under § 33-6-501 because of the mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, THEN THEN (3) The person may be detained under § 33-6-402 to obtain examination for certification of need for care and treatment. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725,s 1, eff. 4/16/2024. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1.
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