Idaho Code § 66-408
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66-408 PETITION FOR REEXAMINATION OF ORDER OF COMMITMENT.
Official statutory text
66-408. Petition for reexamination of order of guardianship or commitment. [effective until January 1, 2027] All respondents admitted to a residential facility upon application of their parent or guardian or committed to the director shall be entitled to an annual review of their placement by an evaluation committee upon request therefor by the respondent, the respondent's guardian or attorney. In addition, all respondents committed pursuant to section 66-406, Idaho Code, or for whom an order for guardianship or conservatorship has been issued pursuant to section 66-405, Idaho Code, shall be entitled to a reexamination of the order for or conditions of their commitment, guardianship or conservatorship on their own petition, or that of their legal guardian, parent, attorney or friend, to the district court of the county in which the order was issued or in which they are found. Upon receipt of the petition, the court shall determine whether the conditions justifying the order or its conditions continue to exist.
66-408. Petition for reexamination of order of commitment. [effective January 1, 2027] All respondents admitted to a residential facility upon application of their parent or guardian or committed to the director shall be entitled to an annual review of their placement by an evaluation committee upon request therefor by the respondent, the respondent's guardian or attorney. In addition, all respondents committed pursuant to section 66-406, Idaho Code, shall be entitled to a reexamination of the order for or conditions of their commitment on their own petition, or that of their legal guardian, parent, attorney or friend, to the district court of the county in which the order was issued or in which they are found. Upon receipt of the petition, the court shall determine whether the conditions justifying the order or its conditions continue to exist.
History:
[66-408, added 1982, ch. 59, sec. 7, p. 103; am. 2010, ch. 235, sec. 59, p. 599; am. 2026, ch. 79, sec. 36, p. 423.]
66-408. Petition for reexamination of order of commitment. [effective January 1, 2027] All respondents admitted to a residential facility upon application of their parent or guardian or committed to the director shall be entitled to an annual review of their placement by an evaluation committee upon request therefor by the respondent, the respondent's guardian or attorney. In addition, all respondents committed pursuant to section 66-406, Idaho Code, shall be entitled to a reexamination of the order for or conditions of their commitment on their own petition, or that of their legal guardian, parent, attorney or friend, to the district court of the county in which the order was issued or in which they are found. Upon receipt of the petition, the court shall determine whether the conditions justifying the order or its conditions continue to exist.
History:
[66-408, added 1982, ch. 59, sec. 7, p. 103; am. 2010, ch. 235, sec. 59, p. 599; am. 2026, ch. 79, sec. 36, p. 423.]
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