Sec. 17a-508. (Formerly Sec. 17-188). Commitment after expiration of specified period.
Sec. 17a-508. (Formerly Sec. 17-188). Commitment after expiration of specified period. If any person who has been confined in any state hospital for psychiatric
disabilities for a specified period of time pursuant to the order of any court has psychiatric
disabilities at the expiration of such period, the person in charge of such hospital shall
cause proceedings for the commitment of such person to be instituted in the probate
court having jurisdiction in the town in which such hospital is located.
(1949 Rev., S. 2657; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 21; 1959, P.A. 243; P.A. 95-257, S. 48, 58.)
History: 1959 act deleted former requirement that welfare commissioner, upon certificate from superintendent or other
person, cause proceedings to be instituted, and provided that person in charge of hospital do so; Sec. 17-188 transferred
to Sec. 17a-508 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 replaced variants of "mental illness" and "mentally ill" with variants of "psychiatric
disabilities", effective July 1, 1995.
Cited. 230 C. 400.