27A-10-7. Results of examination--Person released upon failure of examination to meet criteria--Continued detention if criteria met. If the examination required in § 27A-10-6 does not support a finding that the person meets the criteria for involuntary commitment in § 27A-1-2, the person shall be released. Following such release, the referring county shall provide the person with transportation to the county where the person was taken into custody if the person so chooses. These costs are subject to reimbursement by the county ultimately proven to be the county of residence. No lien may be placed against the person for the transportation expenses. If the chair of the county board finds, as a result of the examination required in § 27A-10-6 and an investigation of the petition for emergency intervention that the person meets the criteria in § 27A-1-2, the chair may order that the person continue to be detained in an appropriate regional facility including, if necessary, the center, pending the hearing required in § 27A-10-8. No lien may be placed against the person for the costs associated with detainment pending the hearing.
Source: SL 1974, ch 184, § 7; SL 1975, ch 181, § 109; SDCL Supp, § 27-7A-8; SL 1991, ch 220, § 116; SL 2000, ch 129, § 8.
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