HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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described in the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-Mental
Disorders" published periodically by the American
Psychiatric Association. The term shall not include mental
retardation.

(b) (1) Any interested person who has reason to
believe that a person is mentally disordered and is in clear
and imminent danger of causing grave and immediate personal
injury to himself or others may complete, sign, and file a
petition for the emergency admission of such person with a
peace officer. Any interested person who signs and files
this petition is hereinafter referred to as the petitioner.

(2) The petition shall include the following:

(i) The petitioner's name, address, and
home and work telephone numbers;

(ii) The name and a description of the
emergency admittee, and if available the emergency
admittee's address, and the names and addresses of the
emergency admittee's spouse, children, parents or relatives,
or any person known to be interested in the emergency
admittee;

(iii) A description of the behavior and
statements of the emergency admittee which have led the
petitioner to reach a reasonable presumption that the
emergency admittee is mentally disordered, including
whatever behavior and statements of the emergency admittee
that have led the petitioner to conclude that because of the
presumed mental disorder, the emergency admittee is in clear
and imminent' danger of causing grave and immediate personal
harm to himself or others, and any other facts that support
the petitioner's conclusion that the emergency admission is
appropriate;

(iv) Notice that any petitioner completing
and signing the petition may be required to accompany the
emergency admittee to a physician or [certified] LICENSED
psychologist and that the State Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene may require the appearance of the petitioner
at the mental health facility to which the emergency
admittee is admitted within 96 hours in order to provide
further information and that failure to comply shall subject
the petitioner to court order compelling his appearance.

(c)  If the petitioner is anyone other than a peace
officer, a duly licensed physician, or a [certified]
LICENSED psychologist, or the local health officer, as
described by §§ 46 and 47 of Article 43, or his designee,
then the petition accompanied by the petitioner shall be
presented to a judge of the District Court or of the circuit
court for an immediate review and determination by the 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 or causing grave