Section 27A-10-21 - Referral to mobile crisis team or crisis intervention team certified lawenforcement officer--Voluntary resolution or placement.
27A-10-21. Referral to mobile crisis team or crisis intervention team certified law enforcement officer--Voluntary resolution or placement. If any law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a person requires emergency nonmedical intervention pursuant to § 27A-10-1, as an alternative to apprehension and transfer to an appropriate regional facility pursuant to § 27A-10-3, the officer may refer the person to the direct supervision of any member of a mobile crisis team or crisis intervention team certified law enforcement officer. If any member of the mobile crisis team or the crisis intervention team certified law enforcement officer accepts direct supervision of the person, in writing, the member or officer may:
(1) Resolve the intervention on a voluntary basis, either at the person's home or with the assistance of any public or private community service that the patient is willing to accept. Any team member may request the assistance of law enforcement for the voluntary transfer of the person; or
(2) Direct that the law enforcement officer proceed with the apprehension of the person and transport the person to either:
(a) An appropriate regional facility for an emergency intervention and a mental illness examination as provided in § 27A-10-6; or
(b) An approved treatment facility offering detoxication services for chemical dependency emergencies as provided in §§ 34-20A-55 and 34-20A-56.
Source: SL 2010, ch 142, § 1.