Statute 59-29b56: Emergency observation; discharge.
The head of the facility shall discharge any person admitted
pursuant to subsection (a) of
K.S.A. 59-29b54 and amendments thereto
when the ex parte emergency custody order expires, and shall
discharge any person admitted pursuant to subsection (b) or (c)
of
K.S.A. 59-29b54 and amendments thereto not later than the close
of
business of the first day that the district court is open for the
transaction of business after the admission date of the person,
unless a district court orders that such person remain in custody
under an ex parte emergency custody order issued pursuant to the
provisions of
K.S.A. 59-29b58 and amendments thereto, or a temporary
custody order issued pursuant to the provisions of
K.S.A. 59-29b59
and
amendments thereto.
History: L. 1998, ch. 134, § 12; July 1.