Guam § 82501 - Post-certification Procedures for Dangerous Persons;

§ 82501. Post-certification Procedures for Dangerous Persons;

Maximum Additional Period.

At the expiration of the 28-day period of intensive treatment, a person

may be confined for further treatment pursuant to the provisions of this

Article for an additional period, not to exceed 90 days, if he:

(a) Has threatened, attempted, or inflicted physical harm upon

himself or the person of another after having been taken into custody

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for evaluation and treatment, and who, as a result of a mental illness,

presents an imminent threat of substantial physical harm to himself or

others; or

(b) Had attempted or inflicted physical harm upon the person of

another, that act having resulted in his being taken into custody and

who presents, as a result of a mental illness, an imminent threat of sub-

stantial harm to others. For purposes of this Chapter, 'custody' shall be

construed to mean involuntary detainment under the provisions of this

Chapter uninterrupted by any period of unconditioned release from a

facility providing involuntary care and treatment.