If any person with mental retardation shall depart without proper authorization from a resource center or a special unit, it shall be the duty of the superintendent and the superintendent's assistants and all peace officers of any county in which such patient may be found to take and detain the patient without a warrant or order and to immediately report such detention to the superintendent who shall immediately provide for the return of such patient to the resource center or special unit.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3460; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 222.50; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 222.9]
96 Acts, ch 1129, § 113; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §51
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