1656                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 761

ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS, THE NAME AND
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMERGENCY ADMITTEE. THE
STATEMENT SO MADE SHALL BE UNDER THE PENALTY
OF PERJURY, AND SHALL CONSIST OF THE PETITIONER'S
KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTS LEADING TO HIS CONCLUSION
THAT THE EMERGENCY ADMITTEE REQUIRES EMER-
GENCY ADMISSION. THE PETITIONER SHALL BE RE-
QUIRED TO DESCRIBE THE BEHAVIOR AND STATEMENTS
OF THE EMERGENCY ADMITTEE WHICH HAVE LED THE
PETITIONER TO REACH A REASONABLE PRESUMPTION
THAT THE EMERGENCY ADMITTEE IS MENTALLY DIS-
ORDERED, INCLUDING WHATEVER BEHAVIOR AND STATE-
MENTS OF THE EMERGENCY ADMITTEE HAVE LED THE
PETITIONER TO CONCLUDE THAT BECAUSE OF THE PRE-
SUMED MENTAL DISORDER, THE EMERGENCY ADMITTEE
IS IN CLEAR AND IMMINENT DANGER OF CAUSING GRAVE
AND IMMEDIATE PERSONAL HARM TO HIMSELF OR
OTHERS.

(C)   THE PETITION FORM SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE THAT
ANY PETITIONER COMPLETING AND SIGNING THE FORM
MAY BE REQUIRED TO ACCOMPANY THE EMERGENCY AD-
MITTEE TO A PHYSICIAN AND THAT THE STATE DEPART-
MENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE MAY REQUIRE THE APPEAR-
ANCE OF THE PETITIONER AT THE MENTAL HEALTH
FACILITY TO WHICH THE EMERGENCY ADMITTEE IS
ADMITTED WITHIN NINETY-SIX HOURS IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION, AND THAT FAILURE
TO COMPLY SHALL SUBJECT HIM TO COURT ORDER COM-
PELLING HIS APPEARANCE. TO THE EXTENT KNOWN THE
PETITIONER SHALL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH IN
THE PETITION THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THE
SPOUSE, CHILDREN, PARENTS, OR RELATIVES OF THE
EMERGENCY ADMITTEE, OR ANY PERSON KNOWN TO BE
INTERESTED IN THE EMERGENCY ADMITTEE. THE PEACE
OFFICER WITH WHOM THE PETITION IS FILED, UNLESS
HE, HIMSELF, IS THE PETITIONER, SHALL EXPLAIN TO
EVERY PETITIONER THE SERIOUS NATURE OF THE PETI-
TION AND THE MEANING AND CONTENT OF THE PETITION
SHALL BE EXPLAINED TO ANY PETITIONER WHO CANNOT
READ.

(D)   IF THE PETITIONER IS ANYONE OTHER THAN A
PEACE OFFICER OF THE RANK OF SERGEANT OR HIGHER
OR A DULY LICENSED PHYSICIAN, THEN THE PETITION
ACCOMPANIED BY THE PETITIONER SHALL BE PRE-
SENTED TO A JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT OR OF THE
CIRCUIT COURT FOR AN IMMEDIATE REVIEW AND DETER-
MINATION BY SUCH JUDGE AS TO WHETHER THERE IS
PROBABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THE EMERGENCY
ADMITTEE HAS THE SYMPTOMS OF A MENTAL DISORDER
AND APPEARS TO BE IN CLEAR AND IMMINENT DANGER
OF CAUSING GRAVE AND IMMEDIATE PERSONAL HARM
TO HIMSELF OR OTHERS. IF THE JUDGE SHALL MAKE
SUCH FINDINGS, HE SHALL ENDORSE THE PETITION BY
AFFIXING HIS SIGNATURE THERETO AFTER WHICH THE
EMERGENCY ADMITTEE MAY BE DETAINED FOR A
PERIOD OF 96 HOURS AT THE END OF WHICH PERIOD THE