53-20-121. Petition for involuntary treatment -- contents of. (1) A person who believes that there is a person who is seriously developmentally disabled and in need of commitment to a residential facility may request the county attorney to file a petition alleging that the person is seriously developmentally disabled and in need of commitment to a residential facility.
     (2) The petition must contain:
     (a) the name and address of the person requesting the petition and the person's interest in the case;
     (b) the name and address of the respondent;
     (c) the name and address of the parents or guardian of the respondent and of any other person believed to be legally responsible for the care, support, and maintenance of the respondent;
     (d) the name and address of the respondent's next of kin, to the extent known;
     (e) the name and address of any person who the county attorney believes might be willing and able to be appointed as a responsible person; and
     (f) a statement of the rights of the respondent and the respondent's parents or guardian that must be in conspicuous print and identified by a suitable heading.
     (3) A copy of the petition must be sent to the residential facility screening team.

     History: En. 38-1205 by Sec. 5, Ch. 468, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 37, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1205(1), (2); amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 381, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 255, L. 1995.