1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 53
  3. CHAPTER 20
  4. Part 1
  5. 53-20-126 Maximum period of commitment or treatment plan

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

CHAPTER 20. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Part 1. Treatment

Maximum Period Of Commitment Or Treatment Plan

53-20-126. Maximum period of commitment or treatment plan. The court order approving the commitment to a residential facility or the imposition of the community treatment plan must specify the maximum period of time for which the person is committed or for which a community treatment plan is imposed. Except as provided in 53-20-602 for an individual committed to the intensive behavior center, the maximum period may not exceed 90 days for commitment to a residential facility or 1 year for the imposition of a community treatment plan.

History: En. 38-1209 by Sec. 9, Ch. 468, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 568, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1209(1), (2); amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 255, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 252, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 373, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 258, L. 2017.