House File 2225 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  McCARTHY


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to an involuntary commitment hearing for a
  2    chronic substance abuser.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 6275HH 81
  5 rh/cf/24

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 125.82, subsection 1, Code 2005, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    1.  At a commitment hearing, evidence in support of the
  1  4 contentions made in the application shall be presented by the
  1  5 applicant, who may be assisted by the county attorney, or by
  1  6 an attorney for the applicant, or by the county attorney if
  1  7 the county attorney is the applicant.  During the hearing the
  1  8 applicant and the respondent shall be afforded an opportunity
  1  9 to testify and to present and cross=examine witnesses, and the
  1 10 court may receive the testimony of other interested persons.
  1 11 If the respondent is present at the hearing, as provided in
  1 12 subsection 3, and has been medicated within twelve hours, or a
  1 13 longer period of time as the court may designate, prior to the
  1 14 beginning of the hearing or a session of the hearing, the
  1 15 court shall be informed of that fact and of the probable
  1 16 effects of the medication upon convening of the hearing.
  1 17                           EXPLANATION
  1 18    This bill relates to an involuntary commitment hearing for
  1 19 a chronic substance abuser.
  1 20    The bill provides that an applicant for the involuntary
  1 21 commitment for treatment of a chronic substance abuser may be
  1 22 assisted by the county attorney in presenting evidence in
  1 23 support of an application for involuntary commitment or
  1 24 treatment of a chronic substance abuser.
  1 25 LSB 6275HH 81
  1 26 rh:nh/cf/24