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222.42 - PETITION FOR DISCHARGE.

        222.42  PETITION FOR DISCHARGE.
         A petition for the discharge of a person who has been committed to
      an institution, a resource center, or a special unit under this
      chapter or to vary such order of commitment may at any time after six
      months from the date of such commitment be filed by the person
      committed or by any reputable person.  If the commitment be to a
      private institution, the petition shall be filed with the court
      ordering such commitment.  If the commitment be to a resource center
      or a special unit, the petition shall be filed in the proper court of
      the county where the institution is situated.
         Section History: Early Form
         [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3439; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 222.29;
      C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 222.42]
         Section History: Recent Form
         2000 Acts, ch 1112, §51