SB0839sam003 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Heather A. Steans

Filed: 4/7/2011

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 839

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 839, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. 2 as follows:

on page 1, line 6, by removing "3-600,"; and

on page 2, by deleting lines 20 through 25; and

on page 3, by deleting line 1; and

on page 4, by replacing lines 3 though 5 with the following: "involuntary admission on an inpatient or outpatient basis, the court shall dismiss the petition and order the"; and

on page 4, by replacing lines 12 through 14 with the following: "discharged or it may order another hearing. Unless the court orders the respondent held for temporary detention and examination pursuant to Section 3-607 or the State's Attorney files notice with the court that a new petition will be prepared and filed within 24 hours and upon the State's Attorney's demonstration of good cause, the court may order the respondent held for 24 hours pending the filing of the new petition or a new petition was filed prior to the court's order of dismissal, there shall be no"; and

on page 4, line 17, by inserting after the period the following: "If no petition is prepared and filed within 24 hours the respondent shall be immediately discharged, unless the respondent requests to remain at the facility as an informal or voluntary recipient.".