MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                        891

8.    Authority-Operated Facilities Not Deemed Correctional Facili-
ties.

Any rehabilitation center, medical examination facility, or such
other facility or facilities as may be established and operated by the
Authority pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall be mental
hygiene facilities within the Department of Mental Hygiene and not
deemed correctional facilities for any purpose.

9.    Commitment to the Authority of Persons Not Charged or
Convicted of a Crime.

(a) A Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City or of the
Circuit Court of the various counties who has jurisdiction within the
judicial district where an alleged drug addict, as defined in this
Article, resides or where he may be found, may certify such drug
addict in a civil proceeding to the care and custody of the Authority
in the manner hereinafter provided; except that no person presently
committed to the care and custody of the Authority under court
order, and no person who has pending against him any criminal
action or proceeding and no person presently confined in a correc-
tional institution shall be certified to the Authority pursuant to this
section.

(b) Any person believing himself to be a drug addict, or whom

an alleged drug addict may reside or at whose house he may be, or the

husband or wife, father or mother, brother or sister, or the child or

the nearest relative available on anyone who believes that a person is

a drug addict may apply for an order certifying such person to the

care and custody of the Authority by presenting a verified petition
to the appropriate court. ANY PERSON BELIEVING HIMSELF
TO BE A DRUG ADDICT, OR THE HUSBAND OR WIFE,
FATHER OR MOTHER, BROTHER OR SISTER, OR THE CHILD
OR THE NEAREST RELATIVE OF THE ALLEGED ADDICT,
OR ANYONE RESIDING IN THE SAME HOUSE OF AN AL-
LEGED ADDICT, OR ANY PHYSICIAN WHO BELIEVES THAT
A PERSON IS A DRUG ADDICT MAY APPLY FOR AN ORDER
CERTIFYING SUCH PERSON TO THE CARE AND CUSTODY
OF THE AUTHORITY BY PRESENTING A VERIFIED PETI-
TION TO THE APPROPRIATE COURT.

(b 1) (B) (1) The petition filed pursuant to Subsection (b)
shall contain the following: (i) the name, title and address of the
petitioner, AND HIS RELATIONSHIP TO THE ALLEGED AD-
DICT.

(ii) the name of the person who is believed to be a drug addict.

(II) THE NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER (IF
ANY), BIRTH DATE, BIRTH PLACE, AGE, SEX, MARITAL
STATUS, OCCUPATION, AND A PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
OF THE PERSON BELIEVED TO BE A DRUG ADDICT.

(iii) statements supporting the belief that the person alleged
to be addicted is in fact a drug addict as defined in this Article.

(iv) the address, telephone number (if any), birth date, birth-
place, age, sex, marital statue, occupation, and a physical description

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