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     AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers.

    Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

    SECTION 1. IC 12-26-4-1.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 1.5. If a court has reasonable grounds to believe that an individual:
        (1) has a mental illness;
        (2) is dangerous; and
        (3) is in immediate need of hospitalization and treatment;
the court may order a law enforcement officer to transport the individual to the nearest appropriate facility for a preliminary medical and psychological evaluation. The individual may not be transported to a state institution.
    SECTION 2. IC 12-26-4-9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 9. If it is determined that there were not reasonable grounds to believe that an individual had a mental illness and was dangerous when taken into custody and transported to a facility to be detained under section 1.5 of this chapter, the costs of transportation to the facility and care and maintenance in the facility during the period of detention shall be paid by the county in which the individual was taken into custody.

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SEA 176 _ CC 1

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