Act No. 8004 — An Act amending title 19 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 31, section 723 relating to extending the time a person may be detained involuntarily
ACT NO. 800 A BILL NO. 32-0084 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Regular Session 2017 An Act amending title 19 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 31, section 723 relating to extending the time a person may be detained involuntarily for mental health treatment wnaQe-- Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: SECTION 1. Title 19 Virgin Islands Code. chapter 31, section 723 is amended in the following instances: (a) Subsection (a) is amended- () At the end of the first sentence after “facility” by inserting the following: “if the person's mental health condition substantially impairs the person's capacity to make an informed decision regarding treatment and to understand and express an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of accepting treatment and the alternatives to treatment offered, after the advantages and disadvantages are explained to the person:” and (2) After “drugs” at the end of item (2) in the second sentence by adding “or in need of help and treatment”. …
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