Colorado § 23-22-109 - Control over voluntary patients.
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§ 23-22-109. Control over voluntary patients.
If any person has been admitted to the hospital as a voluntary patient, the director of the hospital has the same authority and control over the patient as if the patient had been admitted by order of court; except that a voluntary patient must not be detained against the patient's will or that of the person having legal custody or control over the patient for more than ten days unless the hospital director has within such interval obtained an order of certification for the patient.
Source: L. 23: p. 532, § 8. CSA: C. 105, § 74. CRS 53: § 124-3-14. C.R.S. 1963: § 124-3-8. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (SB 20-136), ch. 70, p. 284, § 10, effective September 14.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 20-136, see section 1 of chapter 70, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "Liability of Counties for Support of Inmates in State Institutions", see 29 Dicta 27 (1952).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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