SB780: Involuntary temporary detention; issuance and execution of order.

Chief Patron

Ken Cuccinelli (R-37)
Served: 2002–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

Bill is Dead

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Summary

Involuntary temporary detention; issuance and execution of order. Modifies one element of the legal standard for involuntary commitment by changing the requirement that individuals present an "imminent danger" to a requirement that individuals present a "significant risk." Emphasizes criteria required for involuntary commitment as found in prior records of treatment and noncompliance with treatment, and demonstrated in reports of witnesses, family members, physicians, or mental health professionals.

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Comments

Alison Hymes writes:

What does "significant" mean? How is is quantified? This language is so vague that many more people than need to be are going to be deprived of their liberty and traumatized by being handcuffed and dragged away in public without committing any crime. Significant could mean anything from a 10% chnace to 100% chance depending on the beliefs and attitude of the person making the decision. Just what we need, MORE inconsistency across the state and even within counties in who gets TDO'd.

Posted 21 months ago. #