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U.S. State Codes
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Alabama
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Title 22 - Health, Mental H...
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Title 2 - Mental Health.
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Chapter 52 - COMMITMENT, DI...
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Article 2 - Commitment, Recommitment or Continu...
Article 2 - Commitment, Recommitment or Continuation in Custody of State of Certain Persons.
Section 22-52-30 - Definitions.
Section 22-52-31 - Proceedings for civil commitment of persons accused of crimes, committed to custody of Department of Mental Health and determined to be unable to attain capacity to proceed to trial in foreseeable future; effect of such civil commitment upon statute of limitations, etc.
Section 22-52-32 - Proceedings where persons accused of crimes and committed to custody of Department of Mental Health found competent to stand trial or charges nolle prossed or dismissed.
Section 22-52-33 - Proceedings for civil commitment of persons in custody of Department of Mental Health who have been adjudicated "not guilty by reason of insanity."
Section 22-52-34 - Proceedings for reevaluation and civil commitment or transfer of certain persons in custody of Department of Mental Health.
Section 22-52-35 - Appointment of special probate judges for consideration, hearing and entry of orders pertaining to commitment or continued custody of certain persons committed or transferred to facilities of Department of Mental Health; qualifications, powers, etc., of special probate judges; conduct of hearings by special probate judges generally.
Section 22-52-36 - Compensation of special probate judges.
Section 22-52-37 - Standards for conduct of civil commitment proceedings generally; minimum standards for civil commitment; appeals from orders of probate courts as to commitment.