CHC 1415 - Burden of proof; order
Art. 1415. Burden of proof; order
If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the minor has a mental illness or suffers from substance abuse of such severity that hospitalization is necessary and that he can benefit from inpatient treatment, it shall order his continued confinement in a designated treatment facility which is medically suitable and least restrictive of his liberty.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.