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.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3439; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §222.29; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §222.42]
2000 Acts, ch 1112, §51
For future repeal of this section effective July 1, 2014, see 2013 Acts, ch 130, §34, 35
Section not amended; footnote added