- Title
- Petitions for Emergency Evaluation (Arnaud and Magruder Memorial Act)
- Sponsored by
- Delegates Alston, Bagnall, Cullison, Guzzone, Hill, Hutchinson, S. Johnson, Kaufman, Lopez, Martinez, Reilly, Rosenberg, Ross, Taveras, White Holland, and Woorman
- Status
- In the Senate - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Specifying that a petition for emergency evaluation is effective for 5 days after being endorsed by a certain court; authorizing a court, on a certain motion and on certain findings, to extend a petition for up to 5 days at a time, not to exceed a total of 30 days from the date the petition was endorsed by the court; and authorizing peace officers to act in accordance with best practices on how to take an emergency evaluee to an emergency facility and, if deemed necessary, to be joined by a mobile crisis team when executing a petition.
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Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026
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Last Updated: 3/31/2026 4:08 PM
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